Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Cite
ub. 1. To summon before a court of law <the witness was cited for contempt>. 2. To refer to or adduce as precedent or authority <counsel then cited the appropriate statutory provision>. 3. To commend or honor <the soldier was cited for bravery>.
Expressio eorum quae tacite insunt nihil operatur
The expression of those things that are tacitly implied is of no consequence.
In contractibus tacite insunt quae sunt moris et consuetudinis
In contracts, matters of custom and usage are tacitly implied. ( A contract is understood to contain the customary clauses, although they are not expressed.
Incite
ub. To provoke or stir up (someone to commit a criminal act, or the criminal act itself). Cf. ABET.
Incitee
A person who has been incited, esp. to commit a crime.
Inciteful
adj. Tending to incite <inciteful speech>.
Incitement
n. 1. The act or an instance of provoking, urging on, or stirring up. 2. Criminal law. The act of persuading another person to commit a crime; SOLICITATION (2). - inciteful, adj.
Inciter
A person who incites another to commit a crime; an aider or abettor.
KeyCite
ub. To determine the subsequent history of (a case, statute, etc.) by using the online citator of the same name to establish that the point being researched is still good law. -KeyCiting, n.
L'obligation sans cause, ou sur une fausse cause, ou sur cause illicite, ne peut avoir aucun effet
An obligation without consideration, or upon a false consideration, or upon unlawful consideration, cannot have any effect.
Multa non vetat lex quae tamen tacite damnavit
The law does not forbid many things that yet it has silently condemned.
Omissio eorum quae tacite insunt nihil operatur
The omission of those things that are silently implied is of no consequence.
Pincite
See pinpoint citation under CITATION.
Quando lex aliquid alicui concedit, omnia incidentia tacite conceduntur
When the law gives anything to anyone, it gives tacitly all that is incident to it.
Quod tacite intelligitur deesse non videtur
What is tacitly understood does not appear to be lacking.
Solicitee
One who is solicited. See SOLICITATION.
excited utterance
A statement about a startling event made under the stress and excitement of the event. ( An excited utterance may be admissible as a hearsay exception. Fed. R. Evid. 803(2). Cf. PRESENT SENSE IMPRESSION.
in feodo simpliciter
[Law Latin] In fee simple. See FEE SIMPLE.
plebiscite
n. 1. A binding or nonbinding referendum on a proposed law, constitutional amendment, or significant public issue. 2. Int'l law. A direct vote of a country's electorate to decide a question of public importance, such as union with another country or a proposed change to the constitution. - plebiscitary (pla-bi-sa-ter-ee), adj.
quod partes replacitent
n. [Law Latin "that the parties do replead"] Hist. The judgment ordering repleader when an issue is formed on so immaterial a point that the court does not know for whom to give a judgment. ( The parties must then reconstruct their pleadings.
scite
(sit). [fr. Latin situs] Archaic. 1. A location; a site. 2. The site of a capital messuage. 3. A municipal ordinance. - Also termed site.
simpliciter
adu. [Latin] 1. In a simple or summary manner; simply. 2. Absolutely; unconditionally; per se.