Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Actus judiciarius coram non judice irritus habetur; de ministeriali autem a quocunque provenit ratum esto
A judicial act before one not a judge (or without jurisdiction) is void; as to a ministerial act, from whomsoever it proceeds, let it be valid.
In civilibus ministerium excusat, in criminalibus non item
In civil matters, agency (or service) excuses, but not so in criminal matters.
Legis minister non tenetur, in executione offscii sui, fugere aut retrocedere
The minister of the law is not bound, in the execution of his office, either to flee or to retreat.
Minister
n. 1. A person acting under another's authority; an agent. 2. A prominent government officer appointed to manage an executive or administrative department. 3. A diplomatic representative, esp. one ranking below an ambassador.
Ministerial
adj. Of or relating to an act that involves obedience to instructions or laws instead of discretion, judgment, or skill <the court clerk's ministerial duties include recording judgments on the docket>.
foreign minister
1. A minister of foreign affairs, who in many countries is equivalent to the U.S. Secretary of State. 2. An ambassador, minister, or envoy from a foreign government.
fully administered.
A plea by an executor or administrator that he or she has completely and legally disposed of all the assets of the estate and that the estate has no remaining assets from which a new claim could be satisfied.
minister plenipotentiary
See MINISTER.
ministerial officer
See OFFICER (1).
ministerial officer.
An officer who primarily executes mandates issued by the officer's superiors. ( One who performs specified legal duties when the appropriate conditions have been met, but who does not exercise personal judgment or discretion in performing those duties.
ministerial trust
See passive trust under TRUST.
ministerial-function test
The principle that the First Amendment disallows judicial resolution of an employment-discrimination claim under Title VII, if the employee's responsibilities are religious in nature, as in acting as a liaison between a religion and its adherents, spreading faith, participating in church governance, supervising a religious order, and supervising participation in religious ritual and worship. 42 USCA ยง 2000e-1(a). See TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.
prime minister
The chief executive of a parliamentary government; the head of a cabinet. - Abbr. PM.
public minister
A high diplomatic representative such as an ambassador, envoy, or resident, but not including a commercial representative such as a consul. 4. A person authorized by a Christian church to perform religious functions.
strictly ministerial duty
A duty that is absolute and imperative, requiring neither the exercise of official discretion nor judgment. 3. Torts. A legal relationship arising from a standard of care, the violation of which subjects the actor to liability. - Also termed duty of care. 4. A tax imposed on a commodity or transaction, esp. on imports; IMPOST. 0 A duty in this sense is imposed on things, not persons.