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.

General paralysis of the insane. The term is applied to a group of mental and bodily symptoms, developing usually late in life and as a result of previous syphilis. The condition differs from the various insanities, in that definite alterations ot the surface of the brain and its membranes are found, in the form of chronic inflammation. Loss of memory, passionate outbursts, delusions of grandeur, restlessness and insomnia, with final absolute dementia, are the chief mental symptoms, while physically muscular weakness, tremor, particularly of the lips and tongue, ataxia, and various convulsive seizures are seen. PARI DELICTO (Lot.). In a similar offence or crime; equal in guilt or in legal fault. A person who is in pari delicto with another differs from a puiticcps criminis in this, that the former term always includes the latter, hut the latter does not always include the former. 8 East 3S1. Ordinarily where two persons are in pari delicto the law will not relieve them; see Contribution. But this doctrine does not apply where a president of a national bank has borrowed an amount exceeding twenty per cent, of its capital stock and suit is brought to recover the amount; Dunn v. O’Connor, 25 App. Div. 73, 49 N. Y. Supp. 270. The rule that both parties to an ultra vires contract are in pari delicto, and therefore a court of equity will not interpose to restore to one of them rights which it has to make an invalid grant; Detroit v. R. Co., 5(3 Fed. 807. 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. Bacon, Abr. Statute (13). 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.