Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
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.
Angliae jura in omni casu libertati dant favorem.
The laws of England are favorable in every case to liberty.
Causae dotis, vitae, libertatis, fisci sunt inter favorabilia in lege
Causes of dower, life, liberty, revenue are among the things favored in law.
Favor
n. See BIAS.
Favorabilia in lege sunt tscus, dos, vita, libertas
The treasury, dower, life, and liberty are things favored in law.
Favorabiliores rei potius quam actores habentur
Defendants are rather to be favored than plaintiffs.
Favorabiliores sunt executiones aliis processibus quibuscunque
Executions are preferred to all other processes whatever.
Favores ampliandi sunt; odia restringenda
Evorable inclinations are to be enlarged; animosities restrained.
Favoritism
Preference or selection, usu. invidious, based on factors other than merit. See NEPOTISM; PATRONAGE. Cf. DISCRIMINATION (2).
In favorabilibus magis attenditur quod prodest quam quod nocet.
In things favored, what does good is more regarded than what does harm.
In favorem vitae, libertatis, et innocentiae omnia praesumuntur.
All presumptions are in favor of life, liberty, and innocence.
In his enim quae sunt favorabilia animae, quamvis sunt damnosa rebus, fiat aliquando extentio statuti.
In things that are favorable to the spirit, though injurious to property, an extension of the statute should sometimes be made.
Libertas omnibus rebus favorabilior est
Liberty is more favored than all things.
Minor non tenetur respondere durante minors aetati, nisi in causa dotis, propter favorem
A minor is not bound to answer during his minority, except as a matter of favor in a cause of dower.
Non respondebit minor, nisi in causa dotis, et hoc pro favore doti
A minor shall not answer except in a case of dower, and here in favor of dower.
favor legitimationis
[Latin "(in) favor of legitimacy"] The principle that a court should attempt to uphold a child's legitimacy.
favor matrimonii
[Latin "(in) favor of marriage"] The principle that a court should attempt to uphold the validity of a marriage.
favor negotii
[Latin "(in) favor of business"] The principle that favors upholding a contract against a construction that would render the contract illegal or unenforceable.
favor paternitatis
[Latin "(in) favor of paternity"] The principle that facts will be interpreted so as to uphold the paternity of a child.
favor solutionis
[Latin "(in) favor of payment"] Conflict of laws. The principle that a contract should be interpreted according to the applicable law governing performance.
favor testamenti
[Latin "(in) favor of the testament"] The principle that a court should attempt to uphold a will's validity.
favored beneficiary
Wills & estates. A beneficiary who receives more willed property than others having equal claims to the property, raising a presumption of the beneficiary's undue influence over the testator. See UNDUE INFLUENCE.
favored nation
See MOST FAVORED NATION.
favored-nation clause
See MOST-FAVORED-NATION CLAUSE.
favorite of the law
A person or status entitled to generous and preferential treatment in legal doctrine. "It has long been said that the surety is a favorite of the law and his contract strictissimi-juris." Laurence P. Simpson, Handbook on the Law of Suretyship 94 (1950).
in favorem libertatis
[Law Latin] In favor of liberty.
in favorem vitae
adv. [Law Latin] In favor of life.
light most favorable
The standard of scrutinizing or interpreting a verdict by accepting as true all evidence and inferences that support it and disregarding all contrary evidence and in-ferences <in reviewing the defendant's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, the court reviewed the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict>. - Also termed most favorable light.
most favorable light
See LIGHT MOST FAVORABLE.
most favored nation
A treaty status granted to a nation, usu. in international trade, allowing it to enjoy the privileges accorded to the other nations that are parties to the treaty. ( The primary effect of most-favored-nation status is lower trade tariff's. - Also termed mostfavored-nation status. - Abbr. MFN.
most-favored-nation clause
1. A clause in an agreement between two nations providing that each will treat the other as well as it treats any other nation that is given preferential treatment. 2. By extension, such a clause in any contract, but esp. an oil-and-gas contract. -Often shortened to favored-nation clause; MFN clause. - Also termed most-favored-nations clause. Cf. preferential tariff under TARIFF. most-favored-nation status See MOST FAVORED NATION.
most-favored-tenant clause
A commerciallease provision ensuring that the tenant will be given the benefit of any negotiating concessions given to other tenants.
ob favorem mercatorum
. [Latin] In favor of merchants. obiit (oh-bee-it). [Latin} He died; she died