Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Abbreviationum ille numerus et sensus accipiendus est ut concessio non sit inanis
Such number and sense is to be given to abbreviations that the grant may not be void.
Absentem accipere debemus eum qui non est eo loco in quo petitur
We must consider a person absent who is not in that place in which he is sought.
Accessorium non ducit, sed sequitur, suum principale
An accessory does not lead, but follows, its principal.
Accessorius sequitur naturam sui principalis
An accessory follows the nature of his principal.
Accipere quid ut justitiam facias non est tam accipere quam extorquere
To accept anything as a reward for doing justice is rather extorting than accepting.
Accipitare
[Law Latin] Hist. To pay (a lord) in order to become a vassal; esp., to pay relief upon succeeding to an estate.
Actus legitimi non recipiunt modum
Acts required by law admit of no qualification.
Adjuvari quippe nos, non decipi, beneficio oportet
Surely we ought to be helped by a benefit, not be entrapped by it.
Ambigua responsio contra proferentem est accipienda
An ambiguous answer is to be taken against the party who offers it.
Anniculus trecentesimo sexagesimo-quinto die dicitur, incipiente plane non exacto die, quia annum civiliter non ad momenta temporum sed ad dies numeramur
We call a child a year old on the 365th day, when the day is clearly begun but not ended, because we calculate the civil year not by moments, but by days.
Beneficium principis debet esse mansurum
.The benefaction of a prince ought to be be lasting.
Breve judiciale debet sequi suum originale, et accessorium suum principale
A judicial writ ought to follow its original, and an accessory its principal.
CIP
abbr. CONTINUATION IN PART. cippi (sip-I). [Law Latin] Hist. See STOCKS.
Claflin-trust principle
The doctrine that a trust cannot be terminated by the beneficiaries if the termination would defeat one of the settlor's material purposes in establishing the trust. ( If the settlor is alive and consent however, the trust may be terminated. Trustx in the "Claflin" category are spendthrift trusts. support trusts, trusts in which the trustee hay discretion to make distributions, and trusts i n which the beneficiary is entitled to income a until a certain age and the principal at that age
Commenda, est facultas recipiendi et retinendi beneficium contra jus positivum a suprema potestate
A commendam is the power of receiving and retaining a benefice contrary to positive law, by supreme authority.
Conditio beneficialis, quae statum construit, benigne secundum verborum intentionem est interpretanda; odiosa autem quae statum destruit stricte, secundum verborum proprietatem, accipienda
A beneficial condition that creates an estate ought to be construed favorably, according to the intention of the words; but a condition that destroys an estate is odious and ought to be construed according to the strict sense of the words.
Contra negantem principia non est disputandum
There is no disputing against one who denies first principles.
Contractus legem ex conventione accipiunt
Contracts receive legal validity from the agreement of the parties.
Coprincipal
1.One of two or more participants in a criminal offense who either perpetrate the crime or aid a person who does so. 2. One of two or more persons who have appointed an agent whom they both have the right to control. copulative condition. See CONDITION (2).
Corporalis injuria non recipit aestimationem de futuro
A personal injury does not receive satisfaction from proceedings yet in the future.
Corpus humanum non recipit aestimationem
The person of a human being can have no price put on it.
Court of Official Principal
See COURT of ARCHES.
Court of the Official Principal
See COURT OF ARCHES.
Creditorum appellatione non hi tantum accipiuntur qui pecuniam crediderunt, sed omnes quibus ex qualibet causa debetur
Under the name of creditors are included not only those who have lent money, but also all to whom a debt is owed from any cause.
Cujus juris (i.e., jurisdictionis) est principale, ejusdem juris erit accessorium
An accessory matter is subject to the same jurisdiction as its principal.
Cujusque rei potissima pars est principium
The principal part of everything is the beginning.
De fide et officio judicis non recipitur quaestio, sed de scientia sive sit error juris sive facti
The good faith and honesty of purpose of a judge cannot be questioned, but his knowledge may be impugned if there is an error either of law or of fact.
Deceptis, non decipientibus, jura subveniunt
The laws help persons who have been deceived, not those deceiving.
Decet (tamen) principem servare leges quibus ipse servatus est
It is proper (nonetheless) for the prince to preserve the laws by which he himself is preserved.
Decipi quam fallere est tutius
It is safer to be deceived than to deceive.
Discipline
n. 1. Punishment intended to correct or instruct; esp., a sanction or penalty imposed after an official finding of misconduct. 2. Control gained by enforcing compliance or order. 3. Military law. A state of mind inducing instant obedience to a lawful order, no matter how unpleasant or dangerous such compliance might be. - discipline, ub. - disciplinary, adj.
Donatio perlcitur possessione accipientis
A gift is rendered complete by the possession of the receiver.
Donatio principis intelligitur sine praejudicio tertii
A gift of the prince is understood without prejudice to a third party.
Donator nunquam desinit possidere antequam donatarius incipiat possidere
A donor never ceases to have possession until the donee obtains possession.
Dormant Commerce Clause. The constitutional principle that the Commerce Clause prevents state regulation of interstate commercial activity even when Congress has not acted under its Commerce Clause po
Commerce Court. See COURT
Ea est accipienda interpretatio quae crtio caret
That interpretation is to be receivi that is free from fault.
Emancipate
vb. 1. To set free from legal, social, or political restraint; esp., to free from slavery or bondage. 2. To release (a child) from the control, support, and responsibility of a parent or guardian. - emancipative, emancipatory, adj. - emancipator, n.
Errores ad sua principia referre est refellere
To refer errors to their origin is to refute them.
Fatuus, apud jurisconsultos nostros, accipitur pro non compos mentis; et fatuus dicitur, qui omnino desipit
"Fatuous," among our jurisconsults, is applied to a man not of sound mind; one is also called "fatuous" who is altogether foolish.
Finis unius diei est principium alterius
The end of one day is the beginning of another.
Fractionem diei non recipit lex
The law does not regard a fraction of a day.
In alta proditione nullus potest esse accessorius sed principalis solummodo.
In high treason no one can be an accessory but only a principal.
In ambigua voce legis ea potius accipienda est significatio quae vitio caret; praesertim cum etiam voluntas legis ex hoc colligi possit.
In an ambiguous expression of the law, the meaning will be preferred that is free of defect, especially when the intent of the law can be gathered from it.
In dubiis magis dignum est accipiendum.
In doubtful cases, the more worthy is to be accepted.
Instans est finis unius temporis et principium alterius.
An instant is the end of one time and the beginning of another.
Judicia sunt tanquam juris dicta, et pro veritate accipiuntur
Judgments are, as it were, the dicta (or sayings) of the law, and are received as truth.
Judicium semper pro veritate accipitur
A judgment is always taken for truth.
Lex contra id quod praesumit probationem non recipit
The law accepts no proof against that which it presumes.
Lex est tutissima cassis; sub clypeo legis nemo decipitur
Law is the safest helmet; under the shield of the law no one is deceived.
Lex non praecipit inutilia, quia inutilis labor stultus
The law does not command useless things, because useless labor is foolish.