Register

Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Dative

n. [fr. French datif "of giving"]1. Roman & civil law. An appointment made by judicial or magisterial authority; esp., some thing granted that is not provided by law or a will. a In Scotland, an executor-dative is a court-appointed executor. 2. Hist. Something that can be given or retracted at will, such as an appointment to a nonperpetual office.Also spelled datif.

executor datives

See executor ab episcopo constitutus.