in loco parentis
Acting as parent
In loco parentis is Latin for "in the place of a parent." The phrase describes the legal authority and responsibility an institution or adult assumes over a minor in a parent's absence.
Schools traditionally operate in loco parentis, giving them authority to discipline students and make decisions about their welfare: The university argued it had no in loco parentis duty to prevent students from drinking.
One acting for another
- custodianGuardian of a place
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- chaperoneProtective adult companion
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
nurturing · supervision · protection · welfare · safeguarding · oversight · provision · support
Protective care or control
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- wardProtected person; division
- minorScale with lowered third
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
liability · negligence · duty of care · jurisdiction · consent · tort · delegation · authority
Residential academic institution
- dormitoryStudent living building
- headmasterSchool's chief administrator
- deanSenior academic administrator
- principalChief school administrator
school nurse · teacher · professor · campus · residential · academy · prep school · faculty
surrogate
One acting for another
- custodianGuardian of a place
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- chaperoneProtective adult companion
guardian · nurturing · supervision · protection · welfare · safeguarding · oversight · provision · support · upbringing
custody
Protective care or control
fiduciary · liability · negligence · duty of care · jurisdiction · consent · tort · delegation · authority · court
boarding school
Residential academic institution
- dormitoryStudent living building
- headmasterSchool's chief administrator
- deanSenior academic administrator
principal · school nurse · teacher · professor · campus · residential · academy · prep school · faculty · administrator
- Legal Latinab initio, bona fide, caveat emptor, certiorari, de facto
- Latin phrasesE pluribus unum, carpe diem, caveat emptor, veni vidi vici, ad astra
- LatinLatin, Latin vocabulary, Latin roots, Latin alphabet, Latin phrases
- legal maximscaveat emptor, mens rea, bona fide, prima facie, ex post facto
in loco parentisbiological parent
One who conceived offspring
natural parent · birth parent · adoptive parent · parental rights · blood relation
in loco parentisemancipated minor
Youth granted adult legal status
age of majority · independent · ward of the state · orphan · abandoned
in loco parentispersonal autonomy
Control over one's choices
self-determination · individual liberty · laissez-faire · hands-off · non-interference
parent, parents, loco, parenting, parental, parentage, parenthood, grandparents, locus