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in pari ma·te·ria | \ -mə-ˈtir-ē-ə, -mä- \
Legal Definition of in pari materia
: on the same subject or matter : in a similar case
Note: It is a doctrine in statutory construction that statutes that are in pari materia must be construed together.
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