Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Erint
When the principal is extinguished, those things that are accessory to it are also extinguished. Dig. 33.8.2.
Neque leges neque senatus consulta ita scribi possunt ut omnes casus qui quandoque inciderint comprehendantur; sed sufficit ea quae plerumque accidunt contineri
Neither laws nor acts of senate can be so written as to include all cases that have happened at any time; it is sufficient that those things that usually occur are encompassed. Dig. 1.3.10. pr.
Superintendent
A person with the power to direct activities; a manager. superintending control See CONTROL
noverint universi per praesentes
[Latin] Know all men by these presents. ( This is a formal phrase once found at the beginning of deeds of release. In translation, they still sometimes appear on various types of legal documents. See KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS; PATEAT UNIVERSIS PER PRAESENTES.
quamdiu bene se gesserint
[Law Latin] As long as they shall conduct themselves properly. ( This term refers to the holding of an office, specif. the Act of Settlement, 1700, ch. 2, which provided that a judge's tenure was no longer at the king's pleasure, but could continue until death or improper conduct. Cf. GOOD BEHAVIOR; DURANTE BENE PLACITO.
superintending control
The general supervisory control that a higher court in a jurisdiction has over the administrative affairs of a lower court within that jurisdiction.