Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Decreta conciliorum non ligant reges nostros
The decrees of councils do not bind our kings.
Ea quae commendandi causa in venditionibus dicuntur, si palam appareant venditorem non obligant.
Those things that, by way of commendation, are stated at sales, if they are openly apparent, do not hind they are openly apparent do not bind the seller.
Eisdem modis dissolvitur obligatio quae nascitur ex contractu, vel quasi, quibus contrahitur
An obligation that arises from a contract or quasi contract is dissolved in the same ways in which it is contracted.
Eodem ligamine quo ligatum est dissolvitur.
An obligation is dissolved by the same bond by which it is contracted.
Fides est obligatio conscientiae alicujus ad intentionem alterius
A trust is an obligation of conscience of one to the will of another.
Impersonalitas non concludit nee ligat.
Im. personality neither concludes nor binds.
Impossibilium nulla obligatio est
There is no obligation to perform impossible things.
In omni actione ubi duae concurrunt districtiones, videlicet in rem et in personam, illa districtio tenenda est quae magis timetur et magis ligat
In every action where two distresses (or forms of distraint) concur, that is in rem and in personam, the distraint is to be chosen that is more dreaded and that binds more firmly. Bracton 372.
In omnibus obligationibus, in quibus dies non ponitur, praesenti die debetur.
In all obligations, when no date is fixed (for performance), the thing is due the same day.
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.
Liga
n. [Law Latin] Hist. A league or confederation.
Ligan
n. See LAGAN,
Ligare
ub. [Latin] Hist. 1. To tie or bind. 2. To enter into a treaty or league.
Locus pro solutione reditus aut pecuniae secundum conditionem dimissionis aut obligationis est stricte observandus
The place for the payment of rent or money is to be strictly observed according to the condition of the lease or obligation.
Naturale est quidlibet dissolvi eo modo quo ligatur
It is natural for a thing to be dissolved in the same way in which it is bound.
Nemo ex consilio obligatur
No one is bound for the advice he gives.
Nemo praesens nisi intelligat
One is not present unless he understands.
Nihil tam conveniens est naturali aequitati quam unumquodque dissolvi eo ligamine quo ligatum est
Nothing is so consonant with natural equity as that each thing should be dissolved by the same means as it was bound.
Nihil tam naturale est quam eo genere quidque dissolvere quo colligatum est
Nothing is so natural as that an obligation should be dissolved by the same principle by which it was contracted.
Nihil tam naturale est quam eo genere quidque dissolvere quo colligatum est, ideo verborum obligatio verbis tollitur; nudi consensus obligatio contrario consensu dissolvitur
Nothing is so natural as to dissolve anything in the way in which it was bound together; therefore the obligation of words is taken away by words; the obligation of mere consent is dissolved by the contrary consent.
Non obligat lex nisi promulgata
A law is not, binding unless it has been promulgated.
Nuda pactio obligationem non parit
A naked agreement (i.e., without consideration) does not create an obligation. Dig. 2.14.7.4.
Nuda ratio et nuda pactio non ligant aliquem debitorem
Bare reason and naked agreement do not bind any debtor.
Nudum pactum est ubi nulla subest causa praeter conventionem; sed ubi subest causa, fit obligatio, et parit actionem
Naked agreement (nudum pactum) is where there is no consideration besides the agreement; but when there is a consideration, an obligation is created and it gives a right of action.
Obligate
ub. 1. To bind by legal or moral duty. 2. To commit (funds, property, etc.) to meet or secure an obligation.
Obligation
n. 1. A legal or moral duty to do or not do something. 2. A formal, binding agreement or acknowledgment of a liability to pay a certain amount or to do a certain thing for a particular person or set of persons. - Also termed legal obligation. See DUTY; LIABILITY."[I]n English-speaking countries an unfortunate habit has arisen of using 'obligation' in a lax manner as coextensive with duties of every kind." Frederick Pollock, A First Book of Jurisprudence 82 (1896). "A man cannot be obliged or bound to the entire community: his duties to the political society of which he is a member are matters of public, or criminal law. Nor can the whole community be under an obligation to him: the rights on his part correlative to
Obligation of Contracts Clause.
See CONTRACTS CLAUSE.
Potestas suprema seipsum dissolvere potest, ligare non potest
Supreme power can dissolve (or release), but cannot bind, itself.
Qui habet jurisdictionem absolvendi, habet jurisdictionem ligandi
One who has jurisdiction for dissolving (an obligation) has jurisdiction to bind.
Quo ligatur, eo dissolvitur
As a thing is bound, so it is unbound.
Quod minus est in obligationem videtur deductum
That which is the lesser is held to be imported into the contract.
Quod nullius esse potest, id ut alicujus fieret nulla obligatio valet efficere
What can belong to no one no agreement (or obligation) can make property of anyone. Dig. 50.17.182.
Quodque dissolvitur eodem modo quo ligatur
In the same manner that anything is bound, it is unbound.
Scriptae obligationes scriptis tolluntur, et nudi consensus obligatio contrario consensu dissolvitur
Written obligations are undone by writing, and the obligation of mere consent (or naked agreement) is dissolved by a bare consent to the contrary.
Simplex commendatio non obligat
A simple recommendation does not bind.
Solvitur eo ligamine quo ligatur
It is released by the bond with which it is bound.
Tempus enim modus tollendi obligationes et actiones, quia tempus currit contra Besides et sui juris contemptores
For time is a means of destroying obligations and actions, because time runs against those who are inactive and show little respect for their own rights.
Unumquodque dissolvitur eodem ligamine quo ligatur
Everything is dissolved by the same binding by which it is bound together.
Unumquodque eodem modo dissolvitur quo colligatur
Any obligation is discharged in the same manner as it is constituted.
Unumquodque eodem modo quo colligatum est dissolvitur
In the same manner in which anything was bound, it is loosened.
Unumquodque ligamen dissolvitur eodem ligamine qui et ligatur
Every obligation is dissolved in the same manner in which it is contracted.
absolute obligation
See OBLIGATION
absolute obligation.
An obligation requiring strict fulfillment according to the terms of the engagement, without any alternatives to the obligor.
accessorial obligation.
See COLLATERAL OBLIGATION.
accessory obligation.
An obligation that is incidental to another obligation. ( For example, a mortgage to secure payment of a bond is an accessory obligation. The primary obligation is to pay the bond itself. Cf. primary obligation (1).
alternative obligation
An obligation that can be satisfied in two different ways, at the choice of the obligor.
bifactoral obligation
. An obligation created by two parties.
bifactoral obligation.
See OBLIGATION.
bill obligatory.
A written promise to pay; a promissory note under seal. - Also termed single bond. See NOTE (1).
collateral obligation
A liability undertaken by a person who becomes bound for another's debt. - Also termed accessorial obligation.