/ · 1894 Brewer’s · F · Forma Pauperis (Latin, Under plea of poverty)
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To sue in formâ pauperis. When a person has just cause of a suit, but is so poor that he cannot raise £5, the judge will assign him lawyers and counsel without the usual fees.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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