in propria persona
adverb
in pro·pria per·so·na
in-ˈprō-prē-ə-pər-ˈsō-nə 
: in one's own person or character : personally
especially
: without the assistance of an attorney
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in propria persona
adverb
in pro·pria per·so·na
in-ˈprō-prē-ə-pər-ˈsō-nə, -per-ˈsō-nä
: in one's own person : without the assistance of an attorney : pro se
the defendant appeared in propria persona
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