Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Causa ecclesiae publicis aequiparatur; et summa est ratio quae pro religione facit

The cause of the church is equal to public causes; and paramount is the reason that acts in favor of religion.

Causae ecclesiae publicis causis aequiparantur

The causes of the church are equal to public causes.

Culpa lata dolo aequiparatur

Gross negligence is equivalent to fraud.

Equip

ub. To furnish for service or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary for efficient action.

Equipment

n. The articles or implements used for a specific purpose or activity (esp. a business operation). ( Under the UCC, equipment includes goods if (1) the goods are used in or bought for a business enterprise (including farming or a profession) or by a debtor that is a nonprofit organization or a governmental subdivision or agency, and (2) the goods are not inventory, farm products, or consumer goods. UCC ยง 9-109(2).

Indefinitum aequipollet universali.

The undefined is equivalent to the whole.

Lata culpa dolo aequiparatur

Gross negligence is equivalent to fraud.

Non refert quid ex aequipollentibus fiat

It does not matter which of two equivalents happens.

Omnis ratihabitio retrotrahitur et mandato priori aequiparatur

Every subsequent ratification has a retrospective effect and is equivalent to a prior command.

Persona conjuncta aequiparatur interesse proprio

A personal connection is equivalent to one's own interest.

Propositio indefinites aequipollet universali

An indefinite proposition is equal to a general one.

Ratihabitio mandato aequiparatur

Ratification is equal to a command.

Scire et scire debere aequiparantur injure

To know a thing and to be bound to know it are regarded in law as equivalent.

equipment trust

See EQUIPMENT TRUST.

equipment trust bond

A bond secured by tangible property, such as an airplane. ( A trustee usu. holds title to the equipment, which is leased to the issuer. - Also termed equipment trust certificate.

equipment trust certificate

A security, usu. issued by a railroad, to pay for new equipment. ( Title to the equipment is held by a trustee until the note has been paid off. - Also termed car trust certificate; trust certificate.