Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Belong
vb. 1. To be the property of a person or thing <this book belongs to the judge>. See ownership. 2. To be connected with as a member < they belong to the state bar>.
Long
adj. 1. Holding a security or commodity in anticipation of a rise in price <a buyer long on pharmaceutical stock>. 2. Of or relating to a purchase of securities or commodities in anticipation of rising prices <a long position>. Cf. SHORT.
Long Parliament
Hist. 1. The English Parliament of Charles I meeting between 1640 and 1653, dissolved by Oliver Cromwell in 1653, then recalled and finally dissolved in 1660. 2. The English Parliament that met between 1661 and 1678, after the restoration of the monar- chy. a This Parliament is sometimes called the "Long Parliament of Charles II" to distinguish it from that of sense 1.
Longa patientia trahitur ad consensum
Long sufferance is construed as consent.
Longa possessio est pacis jus.
Long possession is a right of peace.
Longa possessio jus parit
Long possession begets a right.
Longa possessio parit jus possidendi et tollit actionem vero domino
Long possession produces the right of possession and deprives the true owner of his action.
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
A federal law designed to provide workers'-compensation benefits to persons, other than seamen, who work in maritime occupations, esp. stevedoring and ship service. 33 USCA ยง 901. - Abbr. LHWCA. "Employees who are engaged in maritime-related activities but who do not qualify as 'seamen' may be classified as 'maritime workers' entitled to the benefits provided by the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act . . . . Persons covered by the act, which has the attributes of the usual workers' compensation law, include (1) employees injured on the Outer Continental Shelf in the course of mineral exploration and production activities, and (2) employees within American territorial waters who fall within the Congressional definition of a 'maritime worker,' and who are injured on 'navigable waters'." Frank L. Maraist, Admiralty in a Nutshell 44 (2d ed. 1988).
Longshoreman
A maritime laborer, such as a stevedore, who works on the wharves in a port; a person who loads and unloads ships.
Longum tempus et longus usus qui excedit memoriam hominum suicit pro jure
Long time and long use beyond the memory of men suffice for right.
Non sunt longa ubi nihil est quod demere
possis. There is no prolixity where there is nothing that you can omit.
Quam longum debet esse rationabile tempus, non definitur in lege, sed pendet ex discretione justiciariorum
How long a time should be "reasonable" the law does not define; it depends on the discretion of the judges.
allonge
a slip of paper sometimes attached to a negotiable instrument for the purpose of receiving further indorsements when the original paper is filled with indorse-ments.
elongata
[Latin] 1. adj. EIoigned; carried away to a distance. 2. ELONGATUS.
elongates
[Latin "eloigned"] A return made by a sheriff to a writ
elongavit
[Latin "he has eloigned"] In a proceeding by foreign attachment, the serjeant-at-mace's return that the garnishee has eloigned the goods, so that they cannot be appraised. Upon such a return, judgment was given for the plaintiff that an inquiry be made into the eloigned goods. The inquiry was then set for trial and an assessment made by a jury.
free alongside ship
A mercantile term designating that the seller is responsible for delivering the goods to the dock and for paying the costs of delivery there. 0 When the seller delivers the goods to the specified dock, the risk of loss passes to the buyer. The abbreviation F.A.S. is more common than the full phrase; it is sometimes erroneously thought to stand for free along side as opposed to free alongside ship. Cf. FREE ON BOARD; COST, INSURANCE, AND FREIGHT.
furlong
One-eighth of a mile, or forty poles. - Also termed ferlingus; ferlingum.
lex Longobardorum
n. [Latin "law of the Lombards"] Hist. An ancient legal code developed between the fifth and eighth centuries, in force until the reign of Charlemagne.
long account
See ACCOUNT.
long robe
Hist. The legal profession gentlemen of the long robe>. See ROBE.
long title
The full, formal title of a statute, usu. containing a brief statement of legislative purpose.
long ton
Twenty long hundredweight (2,240 pounds), or 1.016 metric tons.
long-arm
adj. Relating to or arising from a long-arm statute <long-arm jurisdiction>.
long-arm statute
A statute providing for jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant who has had contacts with the territory where the statute is in effect. ( Most state long-arm statutes extend this jurisdiction to its constitutional limits. - Also termed single-act statute.
long-run incremental cost
Antitrust. A cost threshold for determining whether predatory pricing has occurred, consisting of all costs that, over a several-year period, would not be incurred if the product in question were not offered. ( It differs from average variable cost because it includes some costs that do not vary in the short run but that do vary over a longer period, depending on whether a particular product is offered. - Abbr. LRIC. Cf. AVERAGE VARIABLE COST.
long-term capital gain
The profit realized from selling or exchanging a capital asset held for more than a specified period, usu. one year.
long-term capital loss
See LOSS,
long-term debt
Generally, a debt that will not come due within the next year.
long-term security
See SECURITY.
manu longa
[Latin "with a long hand"] Roman & civil law. Indirectly; by the longest route. ( This described the transfer of ownership by pointing out the limits of the land transferred. Cf. MANU BREVI.