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in loco parentis

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in lo·co pa·ren·tis  (n lk p-rnts)
adv.
In the position or place of a parent.
[Latin in loc parentis : in, in + loc, ablative of locus, place + parentis, genitive of parns, parent.]
in loco parentis [par-rent-iss] in place of a parent: said of a person acting for a parent [Latin]
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Adv.1.in loco parentis - in place of the parents; "we had to punish this child in loco parentis"
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