Paresis

A progressive disease, manifesting itself at first by a slight loss of memory, dropping of words or carelessness as to dress or person, these conditions becoming more marked as the disease progresses and affecting in an increasing degree the memory, judgment and " mental functions, until, at an advanced stage of the disease, the mental powers of the victim are wholly destroyed.

250 111. 176.

PARI DELICTO (Lat.) In criminal law. In a similar offense or crime; equal in guilt. A person who is in pari delicto with another differs from a particeps eriminis in this, that the former term always includes the latter, but the latter does not always include the former.

8 East, 381, 382; 124 N. Y. 156.

See "In Pari Delicto." PARI MATERIA (Lat.) Of the same matter; on the same subject; as, laws pari materia must be construed with reference to each other.

Bac. Abr. "Statute" (I 3).

PARI PASSU (Lat.) By the same gradation. Used especially of creditors who, in marshalling assets, are entitled to receive out of the same fund, without any precedence over each other. PARI RATION E (Lat.) For the like reason; by like mode of reasoning.