Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Formula
1. Roman law. A written document, prepared by a praetor and forwarded to a judex, identifying the issue to be tried and the judgment to be given by the judex. a The four parts of a formula were (1) the demonstratio, in which the plaintiff stated the facts of the claim; (2) the intentio, in which the plaintiff specified the relief sought against the defendant; (3) in certain cases involving property disputes, the adjudicatio, in which the judex divided the property between the parties; and (4) the condemnatio, in which the judex condemned (usu. to pay the plaintiff a sum) or acquitted the defendant.
Hand formula.
A balancing test for determining whether conduct has created an unreasonable risk of harm, first formulated by Judge Learned Hand in United States v. Carroll Towing Co., 159 F.2d 169 (2d Cir. 1947). ( Under this test, an actor is negligent if the burden of taking adequate precautions against the harm is outweighed by the probable gravity of the harm multiplied by the probability that the harm will occur.
Licita bene miscentur, formula nisi juris obstet
Lawful acts are well joined together, unless some form of law prevents it.
formula deal
An agreement between a movie distributor and an independent or affiliated circuit to exhibit a feature movie in all theaters at a specified percentage of the national gross receipts realized by the theaters.
formula instruction
A jury charge intended to be the complete statement of the law on which the jury must base its verdict.
formulary
Hist. A collection of the forms of proceedings (formulae) used in litigation, such as the writ forms kept by the Chancery. See WRIT SYSTEM.
formulary procedure
Hist. The common-law method of pleading and practice, which required formulaic compliance with the accepted forms of action even if through elaborate fictions. ( In the 19th century, this type of procedure was replaced both in the United States and in England. See code pleading under PLEADING (2).
solemnes legum formulae
[Latin] Roman law. Legal formalities required in early Roman law, esp. in civil as opposed to praetorian law.