Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Benigne faciendae sunt interpretationes propter simplicitatem laicorum, ut res magis valeat quam pereat; et verba intentioni, non a contra, debent inservire
Constructions (of written instruments) are to be made liberally, for the simplicity of laymen, in order that the matter may have effect rather than fail (or become void); and words must be subject to the intention, not the intention to the words.
Conditio illicita habetur pro non adjecta.
An unlawful condition is considered unconnected.
Crimen falsi dicitur, cum quis illicitus, cui non fuerit ad hoea data auctoritas, de sigillo regis rapto vel invento brevia cartasve consignaverit
It is called "crimen falsi" when anyone to whom power has not been given for such purposes has illicitly signed writs or grants with the king's seal, either stolen or found.
Cuilibet licit juri pro se introducto renunciare
Anyone may waive or renounce the benefit of a principle or rule of law that exists only for his protection.
Est quiddam perfectius in rebus licitis
There is something more perfect to thing; that are permittined.
Ex pacto illicito non oritur action
From an illicit contract no action arises.
Fides servanda est; simplicitas juris gentium praevaleat
Faith is to be preserved; the simplicity of the law of nations should prevail.
Illud quod alias licitum non est, necessitas facit licitum, et necessitas inducit privilegium quod jure privatur.
That which is not otherwise lawful, necessity makes lawful; and necessity brings in as a privilege what is denied by right. 10 Coke 61.
In mercibus illicitis non sit commercium.
Let there be no commerce in illicit goods.
L'obligation sans cause, ou sur une fausse cause, ou sur cause illicite, ne peut avoir aucun effet
An obligation without consideration, or upon a false consideration, or upon unlawful consideration, cannot have any effect.
Licit
dj. Not forbidden by law; permit ted; legal. - licitly, adv.
Licita bene miscentur, formula nisi juris obstet
Lawful acts are well joined together, unless some form of law prevents it.
Licitari
vb. [Latin] Roman law. To bid for an item, esp. repeatedly during the same sale.
Licitation
1. The offering for sale or bidding for purchase at an auction; esp.in civil law, an auction held to partition property held in common. 2. CANT.
Licitator
n. [Latin] Roman law. The bidder at a sale.
Mandata licita strictam recipiunt interpretationem, sed illicita latam et extensam
Lawful commands receive a strict interpretation, but unlawful ones receive a wide and an expansive interpretation.
Necessitas facit licitum quod alias non est licitum
Necessity makes lawful what otherwise is unlawful.
Necessitas sub lege non continetur, quia quod alias non est licitum necessitas facit licitum
Necessity is not restrained by law; since what otherwise is not lawful necessity makes lawful.
Nihil quod est contra rationem est licitum
Nothing that is against reason is lawful.
Nihil quod est inconveniens est licitum
Nothing that is improper is lawful. Co. Litt. 66a.
Non solum quid licet sed quid est conveniens considerandum, quia nihil quod inconveniens est licitum
Not only what is permitted but what is proper is to be considered, because nothing improper is lawful.
Pacto aliquid licitum est quod sine pacto non admittitur
By agreement (or contract) something is permitted that, without agreement, is not allowed. 0 Coke continues, "but not in violation of public law." Co. Litt. 166.
Pollicitation
Contracts. The offer of a promise. "By a promise we mean an accepted offer as opposed to an offer of a promise, or, as Austin called it, a pollicitation." William R. Anson, Principles of the Law of Contract 6 (Arthur L. Corbin ed., 3d Am. ed. 1919).
Praetextu liciti non debet admitti illicitum
What is illegal ought not to be admitted under pretext of legality.
Quando licit id quod majus, videtur licere id quod minus
When the greater is allowed, the lesser is considered to be allowed also.
Quod alias non fuit licitum necessitas licitum facit
Necessity makes lawful what otherwise was unlawful.
Quod est necessarium est licitum
What is necessary is lawful.
Quod pro minore licitum est et pro majore licitum est
What is lawful in the lesser is also lawful in the greater.
Simplicitas est legibus amica, et nimia subtilitas injure reprobatur
Simplicity is a friend to the laws, and too much subtlety in law is condemned.
Solicitation
n. 1. The act or an instance of requesting or seeking to obtain something; a request or petition <a solicitation for volunteers to handle at least one pro bono case per year>. 2. The criminal offense of urging, advising, commanding, or otherwise inciting another to commit a crime <convicted of solicitation of murder>. 0 Solicitation is an inchoate offense distinct from the solicited crime. - Also termed criminal solicitation; incitement. Cf. ATTEMPT (2). 3. An offer to pay or accept money in exchange for sex <the prostitute was charged with solicitation>. 4. An attempt or effort to gain business <the attorney's solicitations took the form of radio and television ads>. 0 The Model Rules of Professional Conduct place certain prohibitions on lawyers' direct solicitation of potential clients. 5. Securities. A request for a proxy; a request to execute, not execute, or revoke a proxy; the furnishing of a form of proxy; or any other communication to security holders under circumstances reasonably calculated to result in the procurement, withholding, or revocation of a proxy. - solicit, vb.
Solicitee
One who is solicited. See SOLICITATION.
city solicitor
See CITY ATTORNEY. Civ. Ct. See civil court under COURT.
collegium illicitum
A collegium that either is of tioned by law or assembles for some other than that expressed in its char;
complicitous
adj. See ACCOMPLICE.
complicity
n. Association or participation in a criminal act; the act or state of being an accomplice. -
criminal solicitation
See SOLICITATION.
deliberate elicitation
Criminal procedure. The purposeful yet covert drawing forth of an incriminating response (usu. not during a formal interrogation) from a suspect whose Sixth Amendment right to counsel has attached but who has not waived that right. 0 Deliberate elicitation may occur, for example, when a police officer engages an arrested suspect in conversation on the way to the police station. Deliberate elicitation violates the Sixth Amendment. Massiah u. United States, 377 U.S. 201, 84 S.Ct. 1199 (1964). deliberate-indifference instruction See jEwELL INSTRUCTION.
duplicitous
adj. 1. (Of a person) deceitful; double-dealing. 2. (Of a pleading, esp. an indictment) alleging two or more matters in one plea; characterized by double pleading.
duplicitous appeal
an appeal from two separate judgments, from a judgment and an order, or from two orders.
duplicitous indictment
The joining of two or more offenses in the same count of an indictment. - Also termed duplicitous information. joint indictment. An indictment that charges two or more people with an offense.
duplicitous information
See duplicitous indictment under INDICTMENT.
duplicity
n. 1. Deceitfulness; double-dealing. 2. The pleading of two or more distinct grounds of complaint or defense for the same issue. 0 In criminal law, this takes the form of joining two or more offenses in the same count of an indictment. - Also termed double pleading. Cf. alternative pleading under PLEADING (2); double plea under PLEA (3).
illicit
adj. Illegal or improper <illicit relations>.
illicit cohabitation
At common law, the act of a man and a woman openly living together without being married to each other. - Also termed lewd and lascivious cohabitation.
illicitum collegium
[Law Latin] Roman law. An illegal association; a collegium engaging in illegal activity. ( Members of an illicitum collegium were subject to prosecution.
implicit cost
See opportunity cost.
in feodo simpliciter
[Law Latin] In fee simple. See FEE SIMPLE.
multiplicity
, n. Criminal procedure. The improper charging of the same offense in several counts of the indictment or information. 0 Multiplicity violates the constitutional protection against double jeopardy. -multiplicitous (mal-ta-plis-i-tas), adj.
multiplicity of actions
The existence of two or more lawsuits litigating the same issue against the same defendant. - Also termed multiplicity of suits; multiplicity of proceedings. See PIECEMEAL LITIGATION.
prejudicial publicity
Extensive media attention devoted to an upcoming civil or criminal trial. ( Under the Due Process Clause, exten- sive coverage of a criminal trial may deprive the defendant of a fair trial.