Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Canon
n. 1. A rule or principle, esp. one accepted as fundamental.
Canon of construction
See canon (1)
Canon of descent.
See canon
Concordia discordantium canonum
. [Latin "the harmony of the discordant canons"] Hist. A collection of ecclesiastical authorities compiled by Gratian, an Italian monk, ca. 1140. 0 Gratian analyzed questions of law by drawing conclusions from side-by-side comparisons of a variety of texts. Later canonist scholarship usu. proceeded from Gratian's work. -Also termed Decretum Gratiani; Decretum.
Corpus Juris Canonici
[Latin] Hist. The body of the canon law, compiled from the decrees and canons of the Roman Catholic Church. & The Corpus Juris Canonici emerged during the 12th century, beginning with the publication of Gratian's Decretum (1141-1150). In addition to the Decretum, it includes Raymond of Pennaforte's Liber Extra (1234), the Liber Sextus of Pope Boniface VIII (1298), the Clementines of Pope Clement V (1313), the Extrauagantes Joannis of Pope John NMI (1325), and extrauagantes published by Pope John's successors (1499-1502). In 1582, the entire collection was edited by a commission of church dignitaries and officially named the Corpus Juris Canonici. It remained the Catholic Church's primary body of law until the promulgation of the Code of Canon Law in 1917, now replaced by that of 1983.
Decimae de jure divino et canonica institutione pertinent ad personam.
Tithes belong to the parson by divine right and canonical institution.
canon law
1. A body of Roman ecclesiastical law that was not compiled until the 12th to 14th centuries. ( It has grown steadily since that time, and is now codified in the Codex Juris Canonici of 1983, replacing that of 1918. - Also termed corpus juris canontci; papal law; jus canonicurn. 2. A body of law developed within a particular religious tradition. - Also termed church law; canonical /atc. Cf. ECCLESIASTICAL LAW.
canon of construction
A rule used in construing legal instruments, esp. contracts and statutes. * Although a few states have codified the canons of construction - examples of which are contra proferentem and ejusdern generis - most jurisdictions treat the canons as mere customs not having the force of law. - Often shortened to canon. - Also termed rule of construction; rule of interpretation."A frequent criticism of the canons [of construction], made forcefully by Professor Llewellyn many years ago, is that for every canon one might bring to bear on a point there is an equal and opposite canon. This is an exaggeration; but what is true is that there is a canon to support every possible result." Richard A. Posner, The Federal Courts: Crisis and Reform 276 (1985).
canon of descent.
A common-law rule governing intestate succession. 0 In England, canons of descent tended to concentrate landholdings in the hands of a few people, an approach generally rejected in the United States. - Also termed canon of inheritance.
canon of inheritance
See canon of descent under CANON (1).
canonical
adj. (Of a rule or decree) prescribed by, in conforming with or relating to canon law. 2. Orthodox; conforming to accepted rules or convention
canonical disability
A canonical impediment (usu. Impotence). See CANONICAL IMPEDIMENT
canonical impediment
A condition rendering a marriage subject to annulment. 0 The canonical impediments are consangruinity, affinity, and impotence.
canonical law
See CANON LAW.
canonical purgation
Purgation by 12 oath-helpers in an ecclesiastical court. See COMPURGATION.
canonist
n. An expert in canon law; esp., a canon lawyer or professor
honorary canon
A canon who serves with out pay or other benefits 6. A fixed regular payment or tribute- m a contribution payable to the church,
honorary canon.
See CANON (5).
jus canonicum
n. [Law Latin] See CANON LAW (1).
literal canon
See STRICT CONSTRUCTIONISM.
nomocanon
1. A collection of canon and imperial laws ap-plicable to ecclesiastical matters in the orthodox churches. a The first nomocanon is falsely ascribed to Johannes Scholasticus, patriarch of Constantinople, in 553. Later canons consist primarily of the canons of the Quinisext and the ecclesiastical laws of Justinian. 2. A collection of the ancient canons of the apostles, councils, and fathers, without regard to imperial constitutions.
term-of-art canon
In statutory construction, the principle that if a term has acquired a technical or specialized meaning in a particular context, the term should be presumed to have that meaning if used in that context.