Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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A non posse ad non esse sequitur argumentum necessarie negative, licet non affirmative.
From impossibility to nonexistence the inference follows necessarily in the negative, though not in the affirmative.
A rescriptis valet argumentum
An argument from rescripts (i.e., original writs in the register) is valid.
Argumentum
n. [latin] an argument. Pl. Argumenta.
Argumentum a contrario
[latin] an argument for contrary treatment.
Argumentum a divisione est fortissimum in jure
An argument based on a subdivision of the subject is most powerful in law.
Argumentum a ma;jori ad minus negative non valet; valet a converso
An argument from the greater to the lesser is of no force in the negative; conversely (in the affirmative) it is valid.
Argumentum a simili
[latin "argument from a like case"] an argument by analogy or similarity.
Argumentum a simili valet in lege
An argument by analogy (from a similar case) has force in law.
Argumentum ab auctoritate
[latin] an argument from authority (of a statute or case).
Argumentum ab auctoritate est fortissimum in lege
An argument drawn from authority is the strongest in law.
Argumentum ab impossibili
[latin] an argument from impossibility.
Argumentum ab impossibili plurimum valet in lege
An argument deduced from an impossibility has the greatest validity in law.
Argumentum ab inconaenienti
[latin] an argument from inconvenience; an argument that emphasizes the harmful consequences of failing to follow the position advocated.
Argumentum ab inconvenienti plurimum valet in lege
An argument drawn from what is unsuitable (or improper) has the greatest validity in law. Co. Litt. 66a.
Argumentum ad baculum
[latin] an argument depending on physical force to back it up.
Argumentum ad captandum
[latin] an argument appealing to the emotions of a crowd.
Argumentum ad crumenam
[fr. Latin Crumena "purse"] an argument appealing to the purse (or one's desire to save money).
Argumentum ad hominem
[latin "argument to the man"] an argument based on disparagement or praise of another in a way that obscures the real issue.
Argumentum ad ignorantiam
[latin] an argument based on an adversary's ignorance of the matter in dispute.
Argumentum ad inaidiam
[latin] an argument appealing to one's hatreds or prejudices.
Argumentum ad judicium
[latin] an argument addressed to the judgment; a proof based on knowledge or probability.
Argumentum ad misericordiam
[latin] an argument appealing to pity.
Argumentum ad populum
[latin] an argument appealing to the crowd.
Argumentum ad rem
[latin] an argument on the point at issue.
Argumentum ad verecundiam
[latin] an argument appealing to the listener's modesty; an argument based on the opinions of people who are considered authorities.
Argumentum baculinum
[fr. Latin baculus "a rod or scepter"] an argument appealing to force.
Argumentum ex concesso
[latin] an argument based on an earlier admission by the adversary.
Argumentum ex silentio
[latin] an argument from silence - i.e., based on the absence of express evidence to the contrary.
Incommodum non solvit argumentum
An inconvenience does not solve (or demolish) an argument.
Quae propter necessitatem recepta sunt, non debent in argumentum trahi
Things that are accepted as a matter of necessity ought not to be brought into the argument. Dig. 50.17.162.