Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Falsa demonstratione legatum non perimi.
A legacy is not destroyed by an incorrect description.
Legatum
n. [Latin fr. legare "to bequeath"] 1. Roman law. A legacy; a gift left by a deceased person to be paid from the estate by the heir. 2. Hist. A legacy to the church or burial place.
Legatum morte testatoris tantum confirmatur, sicut donatio inter vivos traditione sola
A legacy is confirmed by the death of the testator, in the same manner as a gift from a living person is by delivery alone.
Praelegatum
n. [Latin] Roman law. A legacy given in advance of the whole or part of the share that a given heir would be entitled to receive out of an inheritance. ( This was similar to an advancement.
Si quidem in nomine, cognomine, praenomine, agnomine legatarii testator erraverit, cum de persona constat, nihilominus valet legatum
If the testator has erred in the name, cognomen, praenomen, or title of the legatee, when there is certainty about the person, the legacy is nonetheless valid.
allegatum
[latin] a fact alleged in a pleading; allegation. pl. allegata. cf. probatum.
legatum optionis
n. [Latin] Roman law. A legacy of one of several items that the designated beneficiary chooses from the testator's estate. ( Originally, if the heir died after the testator but before making the selection, the heir's representative was unable to make the choice and the legacy failed. Justinian later changed the law to make selection by the representative under these circumstances valid.