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.
When you are without an attorney, you are proceeding pro se. If you represent yourself in Court, you are called a pro se litigant or a self-represented litigant. Pro se is a Latin, legal term meaning for himself, and a litigant is someone who is either suing someone or is being sued in court.