Usually means: State as parent of citizens.
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  1. parens patriae: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. parens patriae: Wiktionary
  3. parens patriae: Dictionary.com
  4. Parens patriae: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. parens patriae: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. Duhaime's Canadian law dictionary (No longer online)
  3. parens patriae: Law.com Dictionary
  4. Everybody's Legal Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. DS Dictionary (No longer online)
  6. THE 'LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY'S REFERENCE ROOM (No longer online)
  7. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  8. Parens Patriae: Legal dictionary
  9. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. National MCH Center for Child Death Review (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (parens patriae)

noun:  (law) The government authority to act as the parent of a child or individual to protect them from abusive or negligent parents, legal guardian, or caretaker.

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