Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
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.
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.
Annus inceptus pro completo habetur.
A year begun is held as completed. & Said to be of very limited application.
Bastardus non potest habere haeredem nisi de corpore suo legitime procreatum
A bastard cannot have an heir unless it be one lawfully begotten of his own body.
Beneficio primo ecclesiastico habendo
[latin "to have the first ecclesiastical benefice"] hist. A writ from the king to the lord chancellor ordering the appointment of a named person to the first vacant benefice.
Cancellarii angliae dignitas est, ut secundus a rege in regno habetur
The dignity of the chancellor of England is (such) that he is considered in the realm from the sovereign.
Casus omissus pro omisso habendus est
A case omitted is to be held as (intentionally) omitted.
Clam factum id videtur esse, quod quisque, quum controversiam haberet, habiturumve se putaret, fecit
That is considered done secretly which someone did when he had a legal dispute or thought he would have one.
Cohaeredes una persona censentur, propter unitatem juris quod habent
Coheirs are deemed as one person, on account of the unity of right that they possess.
Commodum ex inquria sua non habere debet
(The wrongdoer) should not derive any benefit from his own wrong.
Concessio versus concedentem latam interpretationem habere debet
A grant ought to have a liberal interpretation against the grantor.
Conditio illicita habetur pro non adjecta.
An unlawful condition is considered unconnected.
Confessus in judicio pro judicato habetur et quodammodo sua sententia damnatur
A person who has confessed his guilt when arraigned is considered to have been tried and is, as it were, condemned by his own sentence.
Constitutum esse eam domum unicuique nostrum debere existimari, ubi quisque sedes et tabulas haberet, suarumque rerum constitutionem fecisset.
It is a settled principle that what ought to be considered the home of each of us is where he has his dwelling, keeps his records, and has established his business.
Cui pater est populus non habet ille patrem.
That person to whom the people is father has not a father.
Cum par delictum est duorum, semper oneratur petitor, et melior habetur possessoris causa
Where two parties are equally at fault, the claimant always is at the disadvantage, and the party in possession has the better cause.
Curatus non habet titulum
A curate has no title (to tithes).
De nullo quod est sua natura indivisibile et divisionem non patitur nullam partem habebit vidua, sed satisfaciat ei ad valentiam
A widow shall have no part from that which in its own nature is indivisible and is not susceptible of division; but let (the heir) satisfy her with an equivalent.
Dies inceptus pro completo habetur
A day begun is held as complete.
Dies incertus pro conditione habetur
An uncertain day is considered as a condition.
Dominus capitalis loco haeredis habetur, quoties per defectum vel delictum extinguitur sanguis sui tenentis
The supreme lord takes the place of the heir, as often as the blood of the tenant is extinct through deficiency or crime.
Dominus rex nullum habere potest parem, multo minus superiorem
The king cannot have an equal, much less a superior.
Duas uxores eodem tempore habere non lieet
It i-, not lawful to have two wives at one time.
Ea quae dari impossibilia sunt, vel quae in rerum natura non sunt, pro non adjectis habentur
Those things that cannot be given, or that are not in the nature of things, are considered as not added (as no part of the agreement).
Eventus varios res nova senxper habet
A novel matter always produces various result,
Executio legis non habet injuriam
Execution of the law cannot work an injury.
Exterus non habet terms
An alien holds no lands.
Favorabiliores rei potius quam actores habentur
Defendants are rather to be favored than plaintiffs.
Fictio est contra veritatem, sed pro veritate habetur
Fiction is contrarv to the truth, but it is regarded as truth.
Furtum non est ubi initium habet detentionis per dominium rei
There is not theft where the holder has a beginning of detention (began holding the object) through ownership of the thing.
Habe
[Law Latin] A form of the salutatory expression aue ("hail"). - Also termed have (hay-vee).
Habemus optimum testem, confitentem reum
We have the best witness, a confessing defendant.
Handhabend
n. [fr. Old English aet haebbendre handa "at or with a having hand"] Hist. 1. The bearing of stolen goods in hand or about the person. Cf. BACKBEREND. 2. A thief or another person caught carrying stolen goods. 3. Jurisdiction to try a person caught carrying stolen goods. - Also spelled hand-habende.
IN semper debet fieri triatio ubi juratores meliorem possunt habere notitiam
A trial should always be held where the jurors can have the best information.
In facto quod se habet ad bonum et malum magis de bona quam de malo lex intendit.
In an act (or deed) that may be considered good or bad, the law looks more to the good than to the bad.
In pari causa possessor potior haberi debet.
When two parties have equal claims, the possessor should be considered the stronger.
Incaute factum pro non facto habetur
An alteration done carelessly (inadvertently) will be taken as not done. Dig. 28.4.1.
Incerta pro nullis habentur
Things uncertain are considered as nothing.
Independenter se habet assecuratio a viaggio navis.
The route insured is distinct from the voyage of the ship.
Interest reipublicae suprema hominum testaments rata haberi.
It is in the interest of the state that a person's last will should be held valid.
Judex habere debet duos sales, salem sapientiae, ne sit insipidus, et salem conscientiae, ne sit diabolus
A judge should have two salts: the salt of wisdom, lest he be foolish; and the salt of conscience, lest he be devilish.
Judici satis poena est quod Deum habet ultorem
It is punishment enough for a judge that he has God to take vengeance upon him.
Judicium non debet esse illusorium, suum effectum habere debet
A judgment ought not to be illusory (or deceptive); it ought to have its proper effect. 2 Co. Inst. 341.
Jus accrescendi inter mercatores locum non habet, pro beneficio commercii
For the good of commerce, the right of survivorship has no place among merchants.
Jus naturale est quod spud homines eandem habet potentiam
Natural right is that which has the same force among (all) mankind.
Jus non habenti tute non paretur
It is safe not to obey a person who has no right.
Jus quo universitates utuntur est idem quod habent privati
The right that corporations exercise is the same as the right that individuals possess.
Jusjurandi forma verbis differt, re convenit; hunc enim sensum habere debet, ut Deus invocetur
The form of taking an oath differs in language, but agrees in meaning; for it ought to have this sense, that God is invoked.
Malum non habet effscientem sed deficientem causam
Evil has not an efficient but a deficient cause.