Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Latent

adj. Concealed; dormant <a latent defect>. Cf. PATENT. latent ambiguity See AMBIGUITY.

latent ambiguity

an ambiguity that does not readily appear in the language of a document, but instead arises from a collateral matter when the document's terms are applied or executed <the contract contained a latent ambiguity because the shipping terms stated that the goods would arrive on the ship peerless, but two ships have that name>. -also termed extrinsic ambiguity; equivocation; ambiguitas lateens

latent deed

See DEED.

latent defect

See hidden defect under DEFECT.

latent equity

See EQUITY.

latent intent

See dormant legislative intent under LEGISLATIVE INTENT.

latent intention

See dormant legislative intent under LEGISLATIVE INTENT.