Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
FASB
abbr. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD.
FASB statement
An official pronouncement from the Financial Accounting Standards Board establishing a given financial-accounting practice as acceptable.
Fas
n. [Latin] Roman law. 1. Moral law of divine origin; divine law. * Jus, by contrast, is created by man. See JUs. "The first element to be noted in the Roman composite existing in primitive times, when religion and law were not distinguished, is fns - the will of the gods, embodied in rules that regulated not only ceremonials but the conduct of all men as such." Hannis Taylor, The Science of Jurisprudence 65 (1908). "It is true that the two spheres of ius and fns overlapped .... All this, however, concerned merely the question of where to draw the line between ius and fns; it did not blur the distinction between the two. From the standpoint of the history of Roman law, this distinction, consciously made from very early times, was of great importance, since it enabled the Romans to delimit the scope and the contents of strictly legal rules. This attitude may occasionally have caused a certain cold aloofness from purely human problems, but it undoubtedly contributed to the clarity of the legal system." Hans Julius Wolff, Roman Law: An Historical Introduction 51-52 (1951). 2. What is right, proper, lawful, and permitted.
Fasti
[Latin] Roman law. 1. The days on which court can be held. ( In this sense, fasti is a shortened form of dies fasti. 2. A calendar of days on which court can be held. See dies fasti under DIES.
bona con fascata
Goods confiscated by - or forfeited to - the Crown.
dies fasti
n. [Latin] Roman law. A day when justice could be administered; a day when the praetor could officially pronounce the three words "do," "dico," and "addico." - Also called triuerbial days. See dies juridicus. Cf NEFASTUS.
dies nefasti
n. See NEFAS. TUS; dies non juridicus.
fast estate
See real property under PROPERTY.
fast land
Land that is above the high-water mark and that, when flooded by a government project, is subjected to a governmental taking. a Owners of fast lands are entitled to just compensation for the taking. See TAKING.
fast-tracking
n. A court's method of accelerating the disposition of cases in an effort to clear its docket. 0 For example, a judge might order that all discovery must be finished within 90 days, and that trial is set for 30 days later. -fast-track, ub. See ROCKET DOCKET.
fastigation
n. 1. The beating of someone with a stick or club. 2. Harsh criticism. - fustigate, ub.
hand-fasting.
Hist. A betrothal; marrying by clasping another's hand and agreeing to live together as husband and wife.
husfastne
n. [Old English] Hist. A person who holds house and land; a man bound to a frankpledge.
nefas
n. [Latin ne "not" + fas "right"] 1. Roman law. Something that the gods forbid. 2. Roman law. Something against the law or custom. 3. Hist. Something that is wicked.
nefastus
n. [Latin ne "not" + fastus "lawful for public business"] Roman law. A day when it is unlawful to open the courts, administer justice, or hold public assemblies. ( The priests in charge of supervising the laws and religious observances established an official calendar, on which certain days, marked "nefasti," were to be devoted to religious or public ceremonies. - Also termed dies nefasti. Cf. dies fasti under DIES.