Usually means: Statutes interpreted together as harmonious.
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  1. in pari materia: Wiktionary
  2. in pari materia: Dictionary.com
  3. In pari materia: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. in pari materia: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition (No longer online)
  4. In pari materia: Legal dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (in pari materia)

adverb:  Dealing with the same matter or subject.
adverb:  (law) A canon of construction holding that the meaning of an ambiguous law can be determined in light of other statutes on the same subject matter.

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