Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
A digniori fieri debet denominatio et resolutio
The denomination and explanation ought to be derived from the more worthy.
A non posse ad non esse sequitur argumentum necessarie negative, licet non affirmative.
From impossibility to nonexistence the inference follows necessarily in the negative, though not in the affirmative.
A piratis et latronibus capta dominium non mutant.
Things captured by pirates or robbers do not change their ownership.
A rescriptis valet argumentum
An argument from rescripts (i.e., original writs in the register) is valid.
A summo remedio ad in feriorem actionem non habetur regressus neque auxilium
From the highest remedy to an inferior action there is no recourse or assistance.
A tort et a travers
[law french] without consideration or discernment.
Ab abusu ad usum non valet consequential
A conclusion about the use of a thing from its abuse is invalid.
Ab assuetis non fit injuria
No injury is done by things long acquiesced in.
Abbreviationum ille numerus et sensus accipiendus est ut concessio non sit inanis
Such number and sense is to be given to abbreviations that the grant may not be void.
Abettator
[Law Latin] Archaic. See ABETTOR.
Abettor
A person who encourages or assists in the commission of a crime. - Also spelled abetter. - Also termed principal in the second degree; (archaically) abettator.
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.
Absoluta sententia expositore non indiget
A simple proposition needs no expositor.
Abundans cautela non nocet
Abundant caution does no harm.
Accounting Research Bulletin.
A publication containing accounting practices recommended by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. - Abbr. ARB.
Accrued asset
an asset arising from revenues earned but not yet due.
Accusare nemo debet se, nisi coram Deo
No one is obliged to accuse himself, except before God.
Act of Settlement.
Hist. An act of Parliament (12 & 13 Will. 3, ch. 2, 1700) that resolved the question of royal succession unsettled after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. 0 The question was resolved by limiting the Crown to members of the House of Hanover who were Protestant. The Act also provided that the sovereign must be a member of the Church of England, and it established that judges would hold office during good behavior rather than at the will of the sovereign.
Acta exteriora indicant interiora secreta
Outward acts indicate the thoughts hidden within.
Actio quaelibet it sua via
Every action proceeds in its own course.
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.
Actus servi, in its quibus opera ejus communiter adhibita est, actus domini habetur
The act of a servant in those things in which he is usually employed is considered the act of his master.
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.
Ad vim majorem vel ad casus fortuitos non tenetur quis, nisi sua culpa intervenerit
No one is held to answer for the effects of superior force or accidents, unless his own fault has contributed.
Adjuvari quippe nos, non decipi, beneficio oportet
Surely we ought to be helped by a benefit, not be entrapped by it.
Admitted asset
an asset that by law may be included in evaluating the financial condition of an insurance company. Cf. Nonadmitted asset.
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.
Aedilcare in tuo proprio solo non licet quod alteri noceat
It is not lawful to build upon one's own land what may be injurious to another.
Aequum et bonum est lex legum
What is equitable and good is the law of laws.
Aestimatio praeteriti delicti ex postremo facto nunquam crescit
The assessment of a past offense never increases from a subsequent fact.
Affectus punitur licet non sequatur effectus
The intention is punished even if the object is not achieved.
Aftermarket
See secondary market.
Agentes et consentientes pari poena plectentur
Acting and consenting parties will be liable to the same punishment.
Alienatio licet prohibeatur, consensu tamen omnium in quorum favorem prohibita esl potest fieri; et quilibet potest renunciare juri pro se introducto
Even if alienation is prohibited, it may yet take place by the consent of all in whose favor it is prohibited; it is in the power of anyone to renounce a right introduced for his own benefit.
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.
Alterius circumventio alii non praebet actionem.
A deception practiced upon one person does not give a cause of action to another.
Alternativa petitio non est audienda.
An alternative petition is not to be heard.
Ambiguitas verborum latens verifacatione suppletur; nam quod ex facto oritur ambiguum verificatione facti tollitur
A latent ambiguity in wording is resolved by evidence; for whatever ambiguity arises from an extrinsic fact is resolved by extrinsic evidence.
Ambiguum placitum interpretari debet contra proferentem.
An ambiguous plea ought to be interpreted against the party pleading it.
Annus est mora motus quo suum planeta pervolvat circulum.
A year is the duration of the motion by which a planet revolves through its orbit.
Annus inceptus pro completo habetur.
A year begun is held as completed. & Said to be of very limited application.
Appointive asset
an asset distributed under a power of appointment.
Aqua currit et debet currere ut currere solebat.
Water runs and ought to run as it was wont to run.
Arcta et salva custodia
[law latin] hist. In close and safe custody. ( a defendant arrested under the writ of capias ad satisfaciendum was said to be kept arcta et salva custodia. Ardour. [law french] hist. An arsonist.
Area-standards picketing
labor lai. The practice that a union undertakes to protect its members in a particular region by picketing employers that may undercut the market. Through the potentially lower labor costs of a nonunion workforce.
Argumentum a ma;jori ad minus negative non valet; valet a converso
An argument from the greater to the lesser is of no force in the negative; conversely (in the affirmative) it is valid.