A companion animal is just another word for a family pet. Think Fido and Fluffy. At Pets for Patriots, we celebrate the extraordinary, innate therapeutic abilities of the everyday companion dog or cat.
1 per se (Latin), a Latin phrase meaning by itself or in itself. 2  Illegal per se, the legal usage in criminal and anti-trust law.  Negligence per se, legal use in tort law.
Defamation per se is in contradistinction to defamation per quod, which requires proof of special damages. Cross-references. Libel and Slander. per se (purr say) adj. Latin for by itself, meaning inherently. Thus, a published writing which falsely accuses another of having a venereal disease or being a convicted felon is libel per se, without further explanation of the meaning of the statement. (See: libel per se) per se âbyitself.