Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Court of Honor
Hist. 1. English law. A feudal court of the manor. 2. English law. A court with jurisdiction to hear complaints concerning either affronts to honor or encroachments in precedence rights, heraldry, or coat-armor. 3. A tribunal of army officers convened to review and punish any dereliction from a code of honor.
Dishonor
ub. 1. To refuse to accept or pay (a negotiable instrument) when presented. See NOTICE OF DISHONOR; WRONGFUL DISHONOR. 2. To deface or defile (something, such as a flag). - dishonor, n.
His Honor; Her Honor.
1. A title customarily given to a judge. 2. A title customarily given to the mayor of a city. 3. A title given by the Massachusetts Constitution to the lieutenant
Honor
ub. 1. To accept or pay (a negotiable instrument) when presented. 2. To recognize, salute, or praise.
Honorable.
A title of respect given to judges, members of the U.S. Congress, ambassadors, and the like <The Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg>. - Abbr. Hon.
Legatus regis vice fungitur a quo destinatur, et honorandus est sicut ille cujus vicem gerit
An ambassador fills the place of the king by whom he is sent, and is to be honored as he is whose place he fills.
Phonorecord
A physical object (such as a phonographic record, cassette tape, or compact disc) from which fixed sounds can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated directly or with a machine's aid. ( The term is fairly common in copyright contexts since it is defined in the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976 (17 USCA § 101).
acceptance for honor
See ACCEPTANCE (4).
act of honor
Commercial law. A transaction, memorialized in an instrument prepared by a notary public, evidencing a third person's agreement to accept, for the credit of one or more of the parties, a bill that has been protested. 0 The UCC eliminated this type of transaction.
actio honoraria
A praetorian action; a class of equitable actions introduced by the praetors to prevent injustices.
amende honorable
[french "honorable reparation"] hist. a formal reparation for an offense or injury, done by making an open and usu. humiliating acknowledgment and apology so as to restore the victim's honor. & this apology could be accomplished, for example, by walking into church with a rope around the neck and a torch in hand, begging forgiveness from the injured party.
dishonorable discharge
The most severe punitive discharge that a court-martial can give to a member of the military. ( A dishonorable discharge may result from conviction for an offense recognized in civilian law as a felony or of a military offense requiring severe punishment. Only a general court-martial can give a dishonorable discharge.
honorable discharge
A formal final judgment passed by the government on a soldier's entire military record, and an authoritative declaration that he or she has left the service in a status of honor. ( Full veterans' benefits are given only to a person honorably discharged.
honorable discharge.
See DISCHARGE (8).
honorable-engagement clause. Reinsurance
An arbitration provision in a reinsurance contract allowing the arbitrators to view the reinsurance arrangement reasonably - in line with the agreement's general purposes - rather than strictly according to the rules of law or an overly technical interpretation of contract language.
honorarium
n. 1. A payment of money or anything of value made to a person for services rendered for which fees cannot legally be or are not traditionally paid. ( Federal law restricts the payment of honoraria to members of Congress. 2. A voluntary reward for that for which no remuneration could be collected by law; a voluntary donation in consideration of services that admit of no compensation in money. 3. Roman law. A gratuitous payment, esp. for professional services, as distinguished from compensation for physical labor. Pl. honoraria. Cf MERCES
honorary canon
A canon who serves with out pay or other benefits 6. A fixed regular payment or tribute- m a contribution payable to the church,
honorary canon.
See CANON (5).
honorary feud.
Hist. In England, a title of nobility descending to the eldest son only. See FEUD.
honorary services.
Hist. Special services rendered to the king by a person holding tenure of grand serjeanty. ( The services usu. consisted of carrying the royal banner or sword, or serving at the king's coronation as a butler, as a champion, or in some other capacity.
honorary trust
A trust that is legally invalid and unenforceable because it lacks a proper beneficiary. ( Examples include trusts that honor dead persons, maintain cemetery plots, or benefit animals.
honorary trust.
See TRUST.
jus honorarium
n. [Latin "magisterial law"] Roman law. The body of law established by the edicts of the supreme magistrates, including the praetors (jus praetorium) and the aediles (jus aedilium).
jus honorum
n. [Latin] Roman law. The right of a citizen to hold public office. Cf. JUS SUFFRAGII.
notice of dishonor
Notice to the indorser of an instrument that acceptance or payment has been refused. ( This notice - along with presentment and actual dishonor - is a condition of an indorser's secondary liability. UCC § 3-503(a).
office of honor
An uncompensated public position of considerable dignity and importance to which public trusts or interests are confided.
propter honoris respectum
[Latin] On account of respect of honor or rank.
wrongful dishonor
n. A refusal to accept or pay (a negotiable instrument) when it is properly presented and is payable. Cf. DISHONOR.
your Honor
A title customarily used when directly addressing a judge or other high official. Cf. HIS HONOR.