Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Legitimation
n. 1 The act of making something lawful; authorization. 2. The act or process of authoritatively declaring a person legitimate. 3. Hist. Proof of a person's identity and of legal permission to reside in a certain place or engage in a certain occupation. - legitimate, ub.
Praesumitur pro legitimatione
There is a presumption in favor of legitimacy.
Semper praesumitur pro legitimatione puerorum, et filiatio non potest probari
The presumption is always in favor of legitimacy of children, and filiation cannot be proved.
favor legitimationis
[Latin "(in) favor of legitimacy"] The principle that a court should attempt to uphold a child's legitimacy.