Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Alienatio licet prohibeatur, consensu tamen omnium in quorum favorem prohibita esl potest fieri; et quilibet potest renunciare juri pro se introducto

Even if alienation is prohibited, it may yet take place by the consent of all in whose favor it is prohibited; it is in the power of anyone to renounce a right introduced for his own benefit.

Beat

n. 1. A law-enforcement officer's patrol territory. 2. A colloquial term for the principal county subdivision in some southern states, such as alabama, mississippi, and south carolina. 3. A voting precinct.

Deadbeat

Slang. A person who does not pay debts or financial obligations, usu. with the suggestion that the person is also adept or experienced at evading creditors.

Examples include deprivation of food or medication, beatings, oral assaults, and isolation. - Also termed elder abuse. carnal abuse. See sexual abuse.

Qui ignorat quantum solvere debeat, non potest improbus videri

A person who does not know what he ought to pay cannot be regarded as dishonest.( Also in reverse order: Non potest improbus videri qui ignorat quantum solvere debeat. Dig. 50.17.99.