Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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A piratis aut latronibus capti liberi permanent.

Those captured by pirates or robbers remain free.

A piratis et latronibus capta dominium non mutant.

Things captured by pirates or robbers do not change their ownership.

Latro

n. [Latin] Roman law. A robber; a thief.

Latrocination

[fr. Latin latrocinium "highway robbery"] Archaic. The act of robbing; a depredation; a theft. - Also termed latrociny; latrocinium. See LARCENY; THEFT.

Latrocinium

n. [Latin fr. latro "a robber"] Hist. 1. LATROCINATION. 2. Something stolen. 3. The right to judge and execute thieves.

Latrociny

See LATROCINATION.