Meaning Of In Loco Parentis In English - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of in loco parentis in English in loco parentisadjective [ after verb ], adverb   formal uk /ɪn ˌləʊ.kəʊ pəˈren.tɪs/ us /ɪn ˌloʊ.koʊ pəˈren.t̬ɪs/ Add to word list Add to word list being responsible for a child while the child's parents are absent: While children are in school, teachers are legally in loco parentis. Parenting & caring for children

• adopt
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• childminder
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in loco parentis He stands, therefore, in loco parentis-he is a selfconsciously benevolent paternalist. From the Cambridge English Corpus The teacher is often in loco parentis despite the fact that he is dealing with an adult. From the Cambridge English Corpus The state, acting through the local bureaucrats employed in each school, now stood in loco parentis, a role made possible by the state's emphasis on morality. From the Cambridge English Corpus The entire basis for it to be done in a school is that the school is operating in loco parentis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It cannot be achieved unless we recognise all the good work done by our schools, including their in loco parentis or parenting role. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems a great pity that no such allowance is made when grandparents take over in loco parentis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would there be anybody in loco parentis? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, if one asks what it is that parents do—in other words, what "in loco parentis" means—they look after children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I find it hard to believe that the teachers do not have some in loco parentis responsibility. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The state acts in loco parentis, so it could contribute by using the child benefit that would otherwise be paid. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All schools have a very special duty to care for their children—the in loco parentis concept. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not acting in loco parentis as a moderate and reasonable parent would. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We wish neither to increase nor to decrease the numbers who could claim to be acting in loco parentis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There seems to be no strict definition of in loco parentis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The hosts and hostesses who are now in loco parentis are usually doing their best to make the children happy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of in loco parentis These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of in loco parentis?

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in Chinese (Traditional) （對別人的孩子）代盡父母的責任… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （对别人的孩子）代尽父母的责任… See more in Spanish in loco parentis… See more Need a translator?

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