Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Ad vim majorem vel ad casus fortuitos non tenetur quis, nisi sua culpa intervenerit
No one is held to answer for the effects of superior force or accidents, unless his own fault has contributed.
Annus est mora motus quo suum planeta pervolvat circulum.
A year is the duration of the motion by which a planet revolves through its orbit.
Baronet
hist. A non-noble hereditary title that descends in the male line only. ( baronets originated in 1611 when james i began selling the title as a way to raise revenue.
Bonae fzdei possessor in id tantum quod ad se pervenerit tenetur
A possessor in good faith is liable only for that which he himself has obtained (literally, what has come to him). 2 Co. Inst. 285.
Casus fortuitus non est sperandus, et nemo tenetur divinare
A chance event.is not to be expected, and no one is bound to foresee it.
Clerk of the Signet
Hist. An officer who kept the privy signet and attended the sovereign's principal secretary. ( The signet was used to seal royal letters and other documents until the office was abolished in England in 1851. See PRIVY SIGNET.
Consensus est voluntas plurium ad quos res pertinet, simul juncta
Consent is the conjoint will of several people to whom the thing belongs.
Consensus voluntas multorum ad quos res pertinet simul juncta.
Consent is the united will of several interested in one subject matter.
Culpa tenet (teneat) suos auctores
A fault binds (or should bind) its own authors.
De nullo tenemento, quod tenetur ad terminum, fit homagii; fit tamen inde fidelitatis sacramentum
For no tenement that is held for a term is there the oath of homage, but there is the oath of fealty.
Demonetization
A disuse of a metal in coinage; a withdrawal of the value of a metal as money <the demonetization of gold in the United States>.
Ecclesia est infra aetatem et in custodia domini regis, qua tenetur jura et haereditates ejusdem manu tenere et defendere
The church is underage and in the custody of the king, who is bound to uphold and defend its rights and inheritances.
Einetia
See EISNETIA.
Einetius
n. See EIGNE.
Feodum est quod quis tenet ex quacunque causa, sive sit tenementum sive redditus
A fet. is what anyone holds from whatever cause, w Nether tenement or rent.
Ignorantia eorum quae quis scire teneturnon excusat
Ignorance of those things that anyone is bound to know does not excuse.
Ignorantia juris quod quisque scire teneturneminem excusat.
Ignorance of the law, which everyone is bound to know, excuses no one.
In majore summa continetur minor
In the greater sum is contained the less.
In omnibus contractibus, sive nominatis sive innominatis, permutatio continetur
In all contracts, whether express or implied, there must be something given in exchange. 2 Bl. Com. 444.
In toto et spars continetur
In the whole the part also is included.
International Monetary Fund
A U.N. agency established to stabilize international exchange rates and promote balanced trade. - Abbr. IMF.
Law Enforcement Information Network
A computerized communications system used in some states to document drivers' license records, automobile registrations, wanted persons' files, etc. - Abbr. LEIN.
Legis interpretatio legis vim obtinet
The interpretation of law obtains the force of law.
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.
Major continet in se minus
The greater includes the less.
Major numerus in se continet minorem
The greater number contains in itself the less.
Mercis appellatio ad res mobiles tantum pertinet
The term "merchandise" belongs to movable things only.
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.
Moneta est justum medium et mensura rerum commutabilium, nam per medium monetae fit omnium rerum conveniens et justa aestimatio
Money is the just medium and measure of all exchangeable things, for by the medium of money a suitable and just estimation of all things is made.
Monetandi jus comprehenditur in regalibus quae nunquam a regio sceptro abdicantur
The right of coining is included among those rights of royalty that are never relinquished by the kingly scepter.
Necessitas sub lege non continetur, quia quod alias non est licitum necessitas facit licitum
Necessity is not restrained by law; since what otherwise is not lawful necessity makes lawful.
Nemo tenetur ad impossibile
No one is bound to an impossibility.
Nemo tenetur armare adversarium contra se
No one is bound to arm his adversary against himself.
Nemo tenetur divinare
No one is bound to foretell the future.
Nemo tenetur edere instrumenta contra se
No one is bound to produce writings against himself.
Nemo tenetur informare qui nescit sed quisquis scire quod informat
No one who is ignorant of a thing is bound to give information of it, but everyone is bound to know what he gives information of.
Nemo tenetur jurare in suam turpitudinem
No one is bound to swear to his own criminality.
Nemo tenetur prodere seipsum
No one is bound to betray himself.( In other words, no one can be compelled to incriminate himself.
Nemo tenetur seipsum accusare
No one is bound to accuse himself.
Nemo tenetur seipsum infortuniis et periculis exponere
No one is bound to expose himself to misfortune and dangers.
Nemo tenetur seipsum prodere
No one is bound to betray himself.
Net
n. 1. An amount of money remaining after a sale, minus any deductions for expenses, commissions, and taxes. 2. The gain or loss from a sale of stock. 3. See net weight under WEIGHT. net assets. See NET WORTH.
Net assets
see net worth.
Net quick assets
the excess of quick assets less current liabilities. See quick-asset ratio.
Nineteenth Amendment
The constitutional amendment, ratified in 1920, providing that a citizen's right to vote cannot be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any state within it, on the basis of sex. - Also termed Women's Suffrage Amendment. 1933 Act. See SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. 1934 Act. See SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Omne majus continet in se minus
Every greater thing contains in itself the less.
Omne mofjus dignum continet in se minus dignum
Every more worthy thing contains in itself the less worthy.
Pasula-Robinette test.
The principle that if a miner establishes a prima facie case of retaliation for filing a claim under the Mine Safety and Health Act, the mine operator can still prevail by proving, as an affirmative defense, that (1) the miner did not engage in a protected activity, (2) the adverse action was based on the miner's unprotected activity, and (3) the mine operator would have taken the same action based solely on the unprotected activity. ( To establish a prima facie case of retaliation, the evidence must show that the miner engaged in a protected activity and that an adverse employment action occurred based at least in part on that activity. 30 USCA ยง 815(c); Secretary ex rel. Pasula u. Consolidation Coal Co., 2 FMSHRC 2786 (1980); Secretary ex rel. Robinette u. United Coal Co., 3 FMSHRC 802 (1981).
Proxenete
[Latin] Roman & civil law. 1. A person who negotiates or arranges the terms of a contract between parties; a broker. 2. A person who negotiates marriages; a matchmaker. - Also termed proxeneta.
Quando charta continet generalem clausulam, posteaque descendit ad verba specialia quae clausulae generali sunt consentanea, interpretanda est charta secundum verba specialia
When a deed contains a general clause, and afterwards descends to special words that are consistent with the general clause, the deed is to be construed according to the special words.