Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Cognati
See COGNATUS.
Parens est nomen generale ad omne genus cognationis
"Parent" is a general name for every kind of relationship.
civil cognation
See COGNATION.
civil cognation.
A relationship arising by law, such as that created by adoption.
cognatic
adj. (Of a relationship) existing between cognates. - Also termed cognate.
cognatio
[Latin] Roman law. The relationship between people having a common ancestor; a blood relationship. Cf. AGNATIO.
mixed cognation
See COGNATION.
mixed cognation.
A relationship that combines the ties of blood and family, such as that existing between brothers who are born of the same marriage.
natural cognation
See COGNATION.