Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Catalla

[Law Latin "chattels"; Hist. 1. CHATTEL. - Also termed catals ."Catals (catalla) alias chatels, cometh of the Normans For ... all movable goods ... are called chatels: the contrary whereof is (fief) which we do call fee." John Cowell, The Interpreter (1607).2. Cattle used for plowing.

Catalla juste possessa amitti non possunt

Chattels rightly possessed cannot be lost.

Catalla reputantur inter minima in lege

Chattels are considered in law among things of least consequence.

bona et catalla

[Law Latin] Goods and chattels. bona felonum. See BONA.

catalla otiosa

[Law Latin "nonworking chattels"] Hist. 1. Chattels that are not animals. 2. Cattle not used for plowing.