Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Libellus
n. [Latin] 1. Roman law. A small book; a writing; a petition. 2. Hist. An instrument conveying all or part of land. 3. Any one of a number of legal petitions or documents, such as a bill of complaint.
famosus libellus
n. [Latin] Roman law. 1. A libelous writing, esp. a letter to the emperor that attacked someone's character. 2. The species of injury that is caused by libel.
libellus accusatorius
n. [Latin] Roman law. A formal criminal accusation.
libellus appellatorius
n. [Latin] Roman law. An appeal.
libellus consultatorius
n. [Latin] Roman law. A petition to the emperor from a judge or official asking for guidance.
libellus conventionis
n. [Latin] Roman law. The statement of a plaintiff's claim in a petition sent to the magistrate, who directs its delivery to the defendant. "The libellus conventionis was very like the intentio of the formulary system, and the modern statement of claim, since it set forth in a succinct manner the nature of the plaintiffs right and the circumstances attending its alleged violation." RW. Leage, Roman Private Law 417 (C.H. Ziegler ed., 2d ed. 1930).
libellus divortii
n. [Latin] Roman law. A bill of divorce.
libellus famosus
n. [Latin] Roman law. A defamatory publication."Libellus famosus According to the Lex Cornelia de iniuriis punishment was inflicted on the person who wrote (scripserit), composed (composuerit) or edited (edi- derit) such a lampoon, even if the publication was made under another name or anonymously (sine nomine)." Adolf Berger, Encyclopedic Dictionary of Roman Law 562 (1953).
libellus rerum
n. [Latin] Hist. An inventory.
libellus supplex
n. [Latin] Roman law. A petition, esp. to the emperor. ( All petitions to the emperor had to be in writing.