Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Ballivo amovendo
[latin "a bailiff to be removed"] hist. A writ to remove from office a bailiff who does not have sufficient land in the bailiwick as required by the statute of westminster (1285).
Consensus tollit errorem. Consent removes an error
A person cannot object to something he has consented to.
Move
, ub. 1. To make an application (to a court) for a ruling, order, or some other judicial action <the appellant moved the court for a new trial>. 2. To propose under formal parliamentary procedure <the senator moved that a vote be taken>.
Movent
See MOVANT.
Mover
, n. Slang. A stock that experiences spectacular market price changes; a very unstable stock.
Omnis interpretatio si fieri potest ita fcenda est in instrumentis, ut omnes contrarietates amoveantur
Every interpretation of instruments is to be made, if it can be, so that all contradictions may be removed.
Quieta non movere
Not to disturb what is settled.
Si quis custos fraudem pupillo fecerit, a tutela removendus est
If a guardian commits fraud against his ward, he is to be removed from the guardianship.
Stare decisis et non quieta movere
Literally, to stand by previous decisions and not to disturb settled matters.( To adhere to precedents, and not to depart from established principles.
amove
ub. to remove (a person) from an office or position.
amoveas manus
law latin "that you remove your hands"] hist. 1. a judgment ordering the crown to relinquish possession of land to the complainant. ( the judgment is so called from the emphatic words quod manus domini regis amoveantur ("that the hands of the king be removed"). 2. the writ issued on the judgment.
cousin once removed
1. A child of one's cousin. 2. A cousin of one's parent.
cousin twice removed
1. A grandchild of one's cousin. 2. A cousin of one's grandparent.
custode amovendo
See DE CUSTODE AMOVENDO.
de custode amovendo
n. [Law Latin "of removing a guardian"] Hist. A writ to remove a guardian.
de vi laica amovenda
n. [Law Latin "of removing a lay force"] Hist. A writ allowing a parson claiming rights to a church to order a sheriff to remove a group of laymen who had gathered with another parson at the church and prevented the new parson from entering.
leproso amovendo
n. [Latin "for removing a leper"] Hist. A writ to remove a leper who participated in public gatherings, such as church or meetings.
liberation movement
Int'l law. An organized effort to achieve the political independence of a particular nation or people.
non quieta movere
n. [Latin "not to disturb what is settled"] Stare decisis. ( Non quieta movere expresses the same principle as stare decisis. It is part of the longer phrase stare decisis et non quieta movere ("to adhere to precedents, and not to unsettle things that are established"). See STARE DECISIS.
plain-language movement
1 The loosely organized campaign to encourage legal writers and business writers to write clearly and concisely - without legalese - while preserving accuracy and precision. 2. The hod. of persons involved in this campaign.
quieta non movere
[Latin] Not to unsettle things that are established. See STARE DECISIS.
stare decisis et non quieta movere
[Latin] To stand by things decided, and not to disturb settled points. See STARE DECISIS.
vi laica amovenda, de.
See DE VI LAICA AMOVENDA.