Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Filum

[Latin "thread"] Hist. 1. A thread or wire that holds (esp. legal) papers together to form a file. ( This was the ancient method of filing legal papers. 2. An imaginary thread or line passing through the middle of a stream or road. - Also termed (in sense 1) filacium.

Filum aquae

[Latin "thread of water"] A line of water; the middle line of a stream of water, supposedly dividing it into two equal parts and usu. constituting the boundary between the riparian owners on each side. - Also termed medium filum.

ad medium filum aquae

See AD FILUM AQUAE.

ad medium filum viae.

See AD FILUM VIAE.

filum forestae

[Latin] The border of a forest.

filum viae

[Latin] 1. The middle line of a road. 2. The boundary between landowners on each side of a road.