Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Additio probat minoritatem
An addition proves inferiority. ( That is, if it be said that a person has a fee tail, it is less than if the person has the fee.
De mqjori et minori non variant jura
Concerning greater and lesser, rights do not vary (or justice does vary).
Ecclesia fungitur vice minoris; meliorem conditionem suam facere potest, deteriorem nequaquam
The church enjoys the privilege of a minor; it can make its own condition better but not worse.
Gifts to Minors Act.
See UNIFORM TRANSFERS TO MINORS ACT.
Haeres minor uno et viginti annis non respondebit, nisi in casu dotis
An heir under 21 years of age is not answerable, except in the matter of the dower.
In judiciis minori aetati succurritur
In judicial proceedings, allowance is made for a minor (in age).
In majore summa continetur minor
In the greater sum is contained the less.
In praesentia majoris potestatis, minor potestas cessat
In the presence of the superior power, the minor power ceases.
In re communi neminem dominorum jure facere quicquam, invito altero, posse
In common property no one of the coproprietors can do (or make) anything against the will of the other. Dig. 10.3.28.
Lex succurrit minoribus
The law assists minors.
Maihemium est inter crimina majora mini. mum, et inter minora maximum
Mayhem is the least of great crimes, and the greatest among small.
Major numerus in se continet minorem
The greater number contains in itself the less.
Majori summae minor inest
The lesser is included in the greater sum.
Meliorem conditionem suam facere potest minor, deteriorem nequaquam
A minor can improve or make his condition better, but in no way worse.
Minor
n. A person who has not reached full legal age; a child or juvenile. - Also termed infant.
Minor ante tempus agere non potest in casu proprietatis, nec etiam convenire
A minor before majority cannot act in a case of property, nor even agree.
Minor jurare non potest
A minor cannot take an oath.
Minor minorem custodire non debet; alios enim praesumitur male regere qui seipsum regere nescit
A minor ought not be guardian of a minor, for he is presumed to govern others ill who does not know how to govern himself.
Minor non tenetur respondere durante minors aetati, nisi in causa dotis, propter favorem
A minor is not bound to answer during his minority, except as a matter of favor in a cause of dower.
Minor qui infra aetatem 12 annorum fuerit utlagari non potest nec extra legem poni, quia ante talem aetatem, non est sub lege aliqua nec in decenna
A minor who is under 12 years of age cannot be outlawed nor placed beyond the law, because before such age he is not under any law nor in a decennary.
Minor septemdecim annis non admittitur fore executorem
A person under 17 years of age is not admitted to be an executor.
Non respondebit minor, nisi in causa dotis, et hoc pro favore doti
A minor shall not answer except in a case of dower, and here in favor of dower.
Quae sunt minoris culpae sunt majoris infamiae
Offenses that are of lesser guilt are of greater infamy.
Quod in minori valet, valebit in majori; et quod in majori non valet, nee valebit in minori
What avails in the less will avail in the greater; and what does not avail in the greater will not avail in the less.
Quod pro minore licitum est et pro majore licitum est
What is lawful in the lesser is also lawful in the greater.
Succurritur minori; facilis est lapsus juventutis
Aid is given to a minor; easy is the slipup of youth (i.e., youth is liable to err).
Transfers to Minors Act
See UNIFORM TRANSFERS TO MINORS ACT.
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
See UNIFORM TRANSFERS TO MINORS ACT.
Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
A uniform law - adopted by most states - providing for the transfer of property to a minor, permitting a custodian acting in a fiduciary capacity to manage investments and apply the income from the property for the minor's support. -Abbr. UTMA. - Also termed Transfers to Minors Act. - Formerly also termed Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA); Gifts to Minors Act.
administration durante minore aetate
An administration granted during the minority of either a child executor or the person who has precedence as administrator.
affidatio dominorum
n. [law latin] hist an oath taken by lords in parliament.
cura minorum
A guardianship for a minor whose capacity of action was complete.
delinquent minor
See JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.
emancipated minor
A minor who is selfsupporting and independent of parental control, usu. as a result of a court order. See EMANCIPATION.
impairing the morals of a minor
The offense of an adult's engaging in sex-related acts, short of intercourse, with a minor. ( Examples of this conduct are fondling, taking obscene photographs, and showing pornographic materials. Cf. CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR.
major-and-minor fault rule
See MAJORrMINOR FAULT RULE.
major-minor fault rule
Maritime law. The principle that if the fault of one vessel in a collision is uncontradicted and sufficient to account for the accident, then the other vessel is presumed not to have been at fault and therefore not to have contributed to the accident. -Also termed major-and-minor fault rule.
majority-minority district
A voting district in which a racial or ethnic minority group makes up a majority of the voting citizens. Cf. INFLUENCE DISTRICT.
minor aetas
[Latin] Hist. Lesser age; minority; infancy.
minor crime
See MISDEMEANOR.
minor dispute
Labor law. Under the Railway Labor Act, a disagreement about the interpretation or application of a collectivebargaining agreement, as opposed to a disagreement over the formation of a new agreement. 45 USCA § 155.
minor fact
See FACT,
minor participant
Criminal law. Under the federal sentencing guidelines, a defendant who is less culpable for a crime than the other members of the group committing the crime, but who has more culpability than a minimal participant. 0 A defendant who is a minor participant can have the offense level for the crime decreased by two levels. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 3B1.2(b). Cf. MINIMAL PARTICIPANT.
minor's estate
See ESTATE.
minora regalia
See reglia minors under REGALIA.
minority
1. The state or condition of being under legal age. - Also termed infancy; nonage. Cf. MAJORITY (1). 2. A group having fewer than a controlling number of votes. Cf. MAJORITY (2). 3. A group that is different in some respect (such as race or religious belief) from the majority and that is sometimes treated differently as a result; a member of such a group. ( Some courts have held that the term minority, in this sense, is not limited to a group that is outnumbered. It may also be applied to a group that has been traditionally discriminated against or socially suppressed, even if its members are in the numerical majority in an area.
minority discount
A reduction in the value of a closely held business's shares that are owned by someone who has only a minority interest in the business. ( The concept underlying a minority discount is recognition that controlling shares - those owned by someone who can control the business - are worth more in the market than noncontrolling shares. But when dissenting shareholders object to a corporate act, such as a merger, and become entitled to have their shares appraised and bought by the corporation, many courts hold that incorporating a minority discount into the valuation of the dissenters' shares is inequitable and is not permitted. See APPRAISAL REMEDY.
minority opinion
See dissenting opinion under OPINION (1).
minority opinion.
See dissenting opinion.
minority shareholder
A shareholder who owns less than half the total shares outstanding and thus cannot control the corporation's management or singlehandedly elect directors. shareholder-control agreement See POOLING AGREEMENT.