in propria persona
English
Adverb
- By the person themselves; often used when a defendant is representing themselves in court without an attorney.
- 1814 July, [Jane Austen], chapter IX, in Mansfield Park: […], volume III, London: […] T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 191:
- She became a subscriber—amazed at being anything in propria persona, amazed at her own doings in every way; to be a renter, a chuser of books!
Derived terms
See also
- litigant in person (noun)
- on behalf of
- pro se (adjective)
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