Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Matrix
n. [Latin] 1. Hist. Mother. 2. Civil law. The original legal instrument, from which all copies must be made. 3. A list of the parties to a lawsuit, including the addresses at which pleadings and notices can be served. ( A matrix is commonly used to list the names and addresses of creditors and other parties in a bankruptcy case. Many bankruptcy courts have specific rules on how to prepare the matrix.
matrix ecclesia
[Latin] A mother church; a cathedral church in relation to parochial churches in the same diocese.