Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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A digniori fieri debet denominatio et resolutio
The denomination and explanation ought to be derived from the more worthy.
Absoluta sententia expositore non indiget
A simple proposition needs no expositor.
Aucupia verborum sunt judice indigna
Quibbling over words is unworthy of a judge.
Cancellarii angliae dignitas est, ut secundus a rege in regno habetur
The dignity of the chancellor of England is (such) that he is considered in the realm from the sovereign.
Compromissum ad similitudinem judiciorum redigitur
A compromise is brought into affinity with judgments.
Datur digniori
It is given to the more worthy.
Denominatio fieri debet a dignioribus
Denomination should be made from the more worthy.
Dig
The Digest of Justinian. T. Mommsen et al. 4 vols. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1985.
Dignity
n. 1. The state of being noble; the state of being dignified. 2. An elevated title or position. 3. A person holding an elevated title; a dignitary. 4. A right to hold a title of nobility, which may be hereditary or for life."Dignities may be hereditary, such as peerages . . . or for life, such as life peerages and knighthoods. The dignities of peerages and baronetcies are created by writ or letters patent, that of knighthood by dubbing as knight. A dignity of inheritance may
Fama, quae suspicionem inducit, oriri debet apud bonos et graves, non quidem malevolos et maledicos, sed providas et fide dignas personas, non semel sed saepius, quia clamor minuit et defamatio manife
Report, which induces suspicion, ought to arise from good and grave men; not, indeed, from malevolent and malicious men, but from cautious and credible persons; not only once, but frequently, for clamor diminishes, and defamation manifests.
In dubiis magis dignum est accipiendum.
In doubtful cases, the more worthy is to be accepted.
Indictment de felony est contra pacem domini regis, coronam et dignitatem suam, in genere et non in individuo; quia in Anglia non est interregnum.
Indictment for felony is against the peace of our lord the king, his crown and dignity, in general and not in his individual person; because in England there is no interregnum.
Libertinum ingratum leges civiles in pristinam servitutem redignunt; sed leges Angliae semel manumissum semper liberum judicant
The civil laws reduce an ungrateful freedman to his original slavery; but the laws of England regard a person once manumitted as ever after free.
Manifesta probatione non indigent
Obvious facts are not in need of proof.
Maxime ita dicta quia maxima est ejus dignitas et certissima auctoritas, atque quod maxime omnibus probetur
A maxim is so called because its dignity is chiefest and its authority is the most certain, and because it is most approved by all.
Mqjus dignum trahit ad se minus dignum
The more worthy draws to itself the less worthy.
Nulla virtus, nulla scientia locum suum et dignitatem conservare potest sine modestia
Without moderation, no virtue, no knowledge can preserve its place and dignity.
Omne magis dignum trahit ad se minus dignum, quamvis minus dignum sit antiquius
Every worthier thing draws to it t lic~ less worth v, even if the less worthv is rnwancient.
Omne mofjus dignum continet in se minus dignum
Every more worthy thing contains in itself the less worthy.
Prodigal
n. Civil law. A person whose affairs are managed by a curator because of the person's wasteful spending or other bad conduct.
Prodigus
[Latin] Roman law. See PRODIGAL.
Quod constat curiae, opere testium non indiget
What appears true to the court needs not the help of witnesses.
Testibus deponentibus in pari numero, dignioribus est credendum
When the number of witnesses giving testimony is equal on both sides, the more trustworthy are to be believed.
Verba aequivoca ac in dubio sensu posita intelliguntur digniori et potentiori sensu
Equivocal words and those in a doubtful sense are understood in the more suitable and more effective sense.
Verba posteriora propter certitudinem addita, ad priora quae certitudine indigent, sunt referenda
Later words added for the purpose of certainty are to be referred to preceding words in which certainty is wanting.
against the peace and dignity of the state
a concluding phrase in an indictment, used i o condemn the offending conduct generally opposed to the specific charge of wrongdor r contained in the body of the instrument). this phrase derives from the law latin con/!: pacem domini regis ("against the peace of vie lord thi, kitrr;" , a charoni , phrase fortrrerlv used in indictments and in civil actions of trespass. see king's peace.
common of digging
See common in the soil under COMMON.
cura prodigi
A guardianship for a person whose capacity of action was imperfect. "The cura prodigi differed from the cura furiosi in that the prodigus, unlike the furiosus, was himself capable of performing any act by which he acquired a right or benefit. The appointment of a curator, however, precluded the prodigus from performing any act which operated to alienate property or to subject him to a liability; any such act, in order to be effectual, had to be concluded either by the curator on behalf of the prodigus or by the prodigus with the approval of the curator." Rudolph Sohm, The Institutes: A Textbook of the History and System of Roman Private Law 492 (James Crawford Ledhe trans., 3d ed. 1907).
digamy
See DEUTEROGAMY,
digest
n. 1. An index of legal propositions showing which cases support each proposition; a collection of summaries of reported cases, arranged by subject and subdivided by jurisdiction and court. 0 The chief purpose of a digest is to make the contents of reports available and to separate, from the great mass of caselaw, those cases bearing on some specific point. The American Digest System covers the decisions of all American courts of last resort, state and federal, from 1658 to present. - Abbr. D."An important and numerous class of books included in the general division designated as books of secondary authority is the group known by the generic name of Digests.' A Digest is essentially an index to Cases. But it is much more than an ordinary index, for it indicates the holdings and (in some, though not all, publications) the facts of each case. Any particular digest is a summary of the case law coming wi
digesta; digests
See PANDECT.
digital signature
A secure, digital code attached to an electronically transmitted message that uniquely identifies and authenticates the sender. 0 Digital signatures are esp. important for electronic commerce and are a key component of many electronic messageauthentication schemes. Several states have passed legislation recognizing the legality of digital signatures. See E-COMMERCE.
digital signature.
See SIGNATURE.
dignatory tort
A tort involving injury to one's reputation or honor. ( In the few jurisdictions in which courts use the phrase dignatory tort (such as Maine), defamation is commonly cited as an example.
dignitary.
1. A person who holds a high rank or honor. 2. Eccles. law. A person who, by virtue of holding a benefice (such as a cathedral), is preeminent over ordinary priests and canons.
equal-dignities rule
Agency. The doctrine that an agent can perform all acts requiring a writing signed by the principal only if the agent's authority is set forth in a writing. ( This rule is an adjunct to the statute of frauds and applies when one or more of the signatories to a contract acted through an agent.
indigena
[Latin "native"] Hist. A subject born within the English realm or naturalized by act of Parliament. Cf. ALIENIGENA.
indigent
n. A poor person. - indigency, indigence, n. - indigent, adj. See PAUPER.
indigent defendant.
A person who is too poor to hire a lawyer and who, upon indictment, becomes eligible to receive aid from a courtappointed attorney and a waiver of court costs. See IN FORMA PAUPERIS.
indignity.
Family law. A ground for divorce consisting in one spouse's pattern of behavior calculated to humiliate the other.
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.
pedigree.
A history of family succession; ancestry or lineage.
pro dignitate regali
[Latin] In consideration of the royal dignity.
rule of the sum of the digits
See RULE OF 78.
sum-of-the-years'-digits depreciation method
A method of calculating the annual depreciation allowance by multiplying the depreciable cost basis (cost minus salvage value) by a constantly decreasing fraction, which is represented by the remaining years of useful life at the beginning of each year divided by the total number of years of useful life at the time of acquisition. - Sometimes shortened to SYD method.
textbook digest
A legal text whose aim is to set forth the law of a subject in condensed form, with little or no criticism or discussion of the authorities cited, and no serious attempt to explain or reconcile apparently conflicting decisions.
undigested offering
A public offering of securities that remain unsold because there is insufficient demand at the offered price.