Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
A communi observantia non est recedendum
There should be no departure from common observance (or usage).
A digniori fieri debet denominatio et resolutio
The denomination and explanation ought to be derived from the more worthy.
A render
[law french i to render; to yield.
A terme de sa vie
[law french] for the term of his life.
A verbis legis non est recedendum
From the words of the law there is to be no departure.
ADEA.
abbr. AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT.
Absentem accipere debemus eum qui non est eo loco in quo petitur
We must consider a person absent who is not in that place in which he is sought.
Absentia ejus qui reipublicae causa abest neque ei neque alii damnosa esse debet
The absence of a person who is abroad in service to the state ought to be prejudicial neither to that person nor to another. Dig. 50.17.140.
Academie de Droit International de La Haye
See HAGUE ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.
Academy
An institution of higher learning. 2. An association dedicated to the advancement of knowledge in a particular field, such as the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. 3. A private high school. 4. (cap.) A garden near Athens where Plato taught; hence, the school of philosophy that he led.
Accusare nemo debet se, nisi coram Deo
No one is obliged to accuse himself, except before God.
Accusator post rationabile tempus non est audiendus, nisi se bene de omissione excusaverit
A person who makes an accusation after a reasonable time has passed is not to be heard unless the person makes a satisfactory excuse for the omission.
Acta in uno judicio non probant in alio nisi inter easdem personas
Things done in one action cannot be taken as evidence in another, unless it is between the same parties.
Actus Dei nemini facit injuriam
An act of God does wrong to no one. ( That is, no one is responsible in damages for inevitable accidents.
Actus inceptus cujus perfectio pendet ex voluntate partium revocari potest; si autem pendet ex voluntate tertiae personae, velex contingenti, revocari non potest
An act already begun whose completion depends upon the will of the parties may be recalled; but if it depends on consent of a third person or on a contingency, it cannot be recalled.
Actus judiciarius coram non judice irritus habetur; de ministeriali autem a quocunque provenit ratum esto
A judicial act before one not a judge (or without jurisdiction) is void; as to a ministerial act, from whomsoever it proceeds, let it be valid.
Ad proximum antecedens fiat relatio, nisi impediatur sentential
A relative is to be referred to the nearest antecedent, unless prevented by the sense.
Ad quaestiones facti non respondent judices; ad quaestiones legis non respondent juratores
Judges do not answer questions of fact; jurors do not answer questions of law.
Ad quaestiones legis judices, et non juratores, respondent
Judges, and not jurors, answer questions of law.
Ad recte docendum oportet primum inquirere nomina, quia rerum cognitio a nominibus rerum dependet
In order rightly to comprehend a thing, it is necessary first to inquire into the names, for a right knowledge of things depends upon their names.
Ademptio
n. [Latin] Roman law. See ADEMPTION.
Ademption
n. Wills & estates. The destruction or extinction of a legacy or bequest by reason of a bequeathed asset's ceasing to be part of the estate at the time of the testator's death; a beneficiary's forfeiture of a legacy or bequest that is no longer operative. -Also termed extinguishment of legacy. -adeem (a-deem), ub. Cf ADVANCEMENT; LAPSE
Adeu
adv. [Law French] Without day. This is a common term in the Year Books, indicating a final dismissal from court (alez adeu "go hence without day"). See GO HENCE WITHOUT DAY; ALLER SAN JOUR.
Adjuvari quippe nos, non decipi, beneficio oportet
Surely we ought to be helped by a benefit, not be entrapped by it.
Administrator 's deed.
See Deed
Adversus extraneos vitiosa possessio prodesse solet
Possession though faulty is usually sufficient against outsiders. ( Prior possession is a good title of ownership against all who cannot show a better.
Aequitas est correctio legis generaliter latae qua parte deficit
Equity is the correction of some part of the law where by reason of its generality it is defective.
Aestimatio praeteriti delicti ex postremo facto nunquam crescit
The assessment of a past offense never increases from a subsequent fact.
Aliquid conceditur ne injuria remaneat ampunita quod alias non concederetur
Something is conceded that otherwise would not be conceded, so that a wrong not remain unpuir ished.
Aliquis non debet esse judex in propria causa, quia non potest esse judex et pars
A person ought not to be judge in his own cause, because lie cannot act both as judge and party.
Aliud est possidere, aliud esse in pos,essione
It is one thing to possess, another to be in possession-
Aliud est vendere, aliud vendenti consen. Tire
To sell is one thing to give consent. to the seller another.
Also termed excusable homicide
See SELF-DEFENSE. 2. A killing mandated or permitted by the law, such as execution for a capital crime or killing to prevent a crime or a criminal's escape.
Also termed panderer.
See PIMP.
Ambiguum placitum interpretari debet contra proferentem.
An ambiguous plea ought to be interpreted against the party pleading it.
Ambulatoria est voluntas defuncti usque ad vitae supremum exitum.
The will of a decedent is ambulatory (that is, can be altered) until the last moment of life.
Anders brief
See ANDERS BRIEF.
Annua nec debitum judex non separat ipse.
Even the judge apportions neither annuities nor debt.
Aqua currit et debet currere ut currere solebat.
Water runs and ought to run as it was wont to run.
Arbitrary trademark
see trademark.
Archdeacon s court
see court of archdeacon.
Archdeaconry
eccles. Law. 1. The circuit of an archdeacon's jurisdiction. 2. The office or rank of an archdeacon.
Argentum dei
a. [law latin] see denarius dei
Aristodemocracy
a government consisting of both democratic and aristocratic elements; a government in which power is divided between the nobility (or more powerful group) and the rest of the people.
Articles of confederation
the instrument that governed the association of the 13 original states from march 1, 1781 until the adoption of the u.s. constitution. ( they were prepared by the continental congress, submitted to the states in 1777, and later ratified by representatives of the states empowered by their respective legislatures for that purpose.
Ashwander rules
a set of principles outlining the u.s. supreme court's policy of deciding constitutional questions only when necessary, and of avoiding a constitutional question if the case can be decided on the basis of another issue. ( these rules were outlined in justice brandeis's concurring opinion in ashwander u. Tennessee valley authority, 297 u.s. 288, 56 s.ct. 466 (1936). They include the policy that the court should not decide a constitutional question in a friendly suit, should not anticipate a question of constitutional law, should not create a rule of constitutional law that is broader than that called for by the facts of the case, should not decide a constitutional issue if the case can be decided on another ground, should not rule on the constitutionality of a statute unless the plaintiff is harmed by the statute or if the plaintiff has accepted the benefits of the statute, and should not rule on the constitutionality of an act of congress without first analyzing whether the act can be fairly construed in a way that would avoid the constitutional question. - also termed brandeis rules.
Assault with a deadly weapon
see assault.
Asset dividend
see dividend.
Asset under management
A securities portfolio for which an investment adviser provides ongoing, regular supervisory or management services.
Asset under management.
see asset.