Potior Est Conditio Defendantis
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Potior est conditio defendantis.-(The defendant has the better position.) Where both parties have been concerned in an illegal transaction, the Court will not help the plaintiff against the defendant. Compare In pari delicto melior est conditio possidentis, (Where both parties are in the wrong the position of the possessor is the better.)
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