Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Actus curiae neminem gravabit
An act of the court will prejudice no one.
Auxilium curiae
[latin] hist. A court order summoning a party to appear and assist a party already before the court.
Curia
[Latin] 1. Roman law. One of 30 divisions (three tribes of ten curiae) into which the Roman people were said to be divided by Romulus. 2. Roman law. A legislative gathering, esp. of the Roman Senate; the building used for the assembly. Cf. comitia curiata under COMITIA. 3. Hist. A judicial tribunal held in the sovereign's palace; a royal court. -Abbr. cur. 4. Hist. A court. 5. The papal court, including its functionaries and officials "The word curia in classical Latin is used in a number of ways. Apparently, it meant at first a subdivision of the people. It was also used, by a transfer which is not too clear, for the building in which the Roman Senate met. By an almost inevitable development it became the word
Curia cancellariae oicina justitiae
The court of chancery is the workshop of justice.
Curia parliamenti suis propriis legibus subsistit
The court of parliament is governed by its own laws.
Cursus curiae est lex curiae
The practice of the court is the law of the court.
Judicia in curia regis non adnihilentur, sed stent in robore suo quousque per errorem aut attinctam adnullentur
Let judgments in the king's court not be invalidated but remain in force until annulled by error or attaint. 2 Inst. 360.
Juri non est consonum quod aliquis accessorius in curia regis convincatur antequam aliquis de facto fuerit attinctus
It is not consonant to justice that any accessory should be convicted in the king's court before anyone has been attainted of the fact (i.e., under sentence of attainder for committing the act). ( The accessory should not be convicted before the principal is proved guilty. 2 Co. Inst. 183.
Lex non requirit verificari quod apparet curiae
The law does not require that to be proved which is apparent to the court.
Multitudo imperitorum perdit curiam
A multitude of ignorant practitioners destroys a court.
Nec curia deficeret in justitia exhibenda
Nor should the court be deficient in showing justice.
Nemo debet bin vexari, si constet curiae quod sit pro una et eadem causa
No one ought to be twice troubled, if it appears to the court that it is for one and the same cause of action.
Non est consonum rationi quod cognitio accessorii in curia christianitatis impediatur, ubi cognitio causae principalis ad forum ecclesiasticum noscitur pertinere
It is unreasonable that the cognizance of an accessory matter should be impeded in an ecclesiastical court, when the cognizance of the principal cause is admitted to appertain to an ecclesiastical court.
Nulla curia quae recordum non habet potest imponere finem neque aliquem rnandare carceri; quia ista spectant tantummodo ad curias de recordo
No court that does not have a record can impose a fine or commit any person to prison; because those powers look only to courts of record.
Nullus recedat a curia cancellaria sine remedio
Let no one depart from the court of chancery without a remedy.
Personae vice fungitur municipium et decuria
Towns and boroughs act in the role of persons.
Quae in curia acta sunt rite agi praesumuntur
What is done in court is presumed to be rightly done.
Quod constat curiae, opere testium non indiget
What appears true to the court needs not the help of witnesses.
a cancellis curiae explodi
[Law Latin] Hist. To be expelled from the bar of the court.
accedas ad curiam
[Law Latin "you are to go to the court"] Hist. An original writ for removing , replevin action to a royal court from either of two feudal courts - a court baron or a hu i ,dred court. It is a recordare facias loquelr vrr for replevin actions. See RECORDARE FACIAS LO-QUELAM
ad audiendam considerationem curiae
vb. [Law Latin] To hear the judgment of the court.
ad curiam
adu. [Law Latin] At a court; to court.
ad curiam uocare
ub. [Law Latin] To summon to court.
ad quod curia concordavit
[law latin] to which the court agreed.
amicus curiae
[latin "friend of the court"] a person who is not a party to a lawsuit but who petitions the court or is requested by the court to file a brief in the action because that person has a strong interest in the subject matter. - often shortened to amicus. - also termed friend of the court. pl. amici curiae (a-mee-kee or a-mi-si or a-mlki).
amittere curiam
vb. [law latin] hist. to lose the privilege of attending court.
christianitatis curia
[Latin "Christian court"] See ecclesiastical court (2) under COURT.
comitia curiata
An assembly of (originally) patricians whose chief function was to authorize private acts of citizens, such as declaring wills and adoptions. ( The comitia curiata engaged in little legislative activity."[I]n Rome the patrician will, recorded before the Comitia Curiata, was a variety of adoption but disappeared gradually, while the plebeian will, which proved the permanent form, was made by a formal sale, or mancipatio." John Henry Wigmore, Problems of Law 46-47 (1920).
consideratum est per curiam
[Latin] Hist. It is considered by the court. ( This was the formal language preceding the judgment of a commonlaw court. Cf. IDEO CONSIDERATUM EST.
consuetudo curiae
[Latin] Hist. The custom or practice of a court.
curia admiralitatis
[Law Latin] See HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY.
curia aduisari vult
[Latin] The court will be advised; the court will consider. ( This phrase signaled a court's decision to delay judgment pending further consideration. In England, the phrase is still used in all Court of Appeal decisions when the judgment is reserved; that is, not delivered after the hearing. - Abbr. cur. adu. cult; c.a.u.
curia baronis
[Law Latin] See COURT BARON.
curia burgi
See COURT OF HUSTINGS.
curia cancellaria
See CANCELLARIA,
curia christianitatis
[Law Latin] See COURT CHRISTIAN.
curia claudenda
See DE CURIA CLAUDENDA.
curia comitatus
[Law Latin] See COUNTY COURT.
curia domini
[Law Latin "lord's court"] Hist. A lord's house or hall, used as a meeting place for tenants during court sessions.
curia magna
[Law Latin "great court"] Hist. An ancient name for Parliament.
curia palatii
[Law Latin "court of the palace"] PALACE COURT.
de concilio curiae
[Law Latin] By the advice of the court; by the direction of the court. - Also spelled de consillio curiae.
de curia claudenda
n. [Law Latin "of enclosing a court"] Hist. A writ ordering a person to build a wall or fence around his or her house to avoid disturbing a neighbor.
ex assensu curiae
[Latin] By or with the consent of the court.
ex curia
[Latin] Out of court; away from the court.
exoneratione sectae ad curiam baron
[Latin "by exoneration of the suit to the lord's court"] Hist. A writ issued by the guardian of the Crown's ward, forbidding the sheriff or steward of a particular court from distraining or taking other action against the ward.
extracta curiae
Hist. The issues or profits of holding a court, arising from customary dues, fees, and amercements.
gratis curiae
[Latin] Favor of the court. Cf. RIGOR JURIS.
in facie curiae
adv. & adj. [Law Latin "in the face of the court"] Hist. In the presence of the court.
infra dignitatem curiae
adj. [Law Latin "beneath the dignity of the court"] (Of a case) too trifling in amount or character to be entertained by a court.