Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Dans et retinens nihil dat
One who gives and yet retains (possession) does not give effectually (literally, gives nothing).
Ei Whit turpe, cui nihil satis
Nothing is immoral to the person to whom nothing is enough.
Ex nihilo nihil fit
From nothing nothing comes.
Expressio eorum quae tacite insunt nihil operatur
The expression of those things that are tacitly implied is of no consequence.
Generate nihil certi implicat
A general expression implies nothing certain.
Haereditas nihil aliud est quam successio in universum jus, quod defunctus habuerat.
The right of inheritance is nothing other than the faculty of succeeding to all the rights of the deceased.
Idem est nihil dicere et insufficienter dicere.
It is the same thing to say nothing and not to say enough. * To say a thing in an insufficient manner is the same as not to say it at all. Applied to the plea of a prisoner.
Judex bonus nihil ex arbitrio suo faciat nec propositione domesticae voluntatis, sed juxta leges et jura pronunciet
A good judge should do nothing from his own preference or from the prompting of his private desire; but he should pronounce according to law and justice.
Judicia in curia regis non adnihilentur, sed stent in robore suo quousque per errorem aut attinctam adnullentur
Let judgments in the king's court not be invalidated but remain in force until annulled by error or attaint. 2 Inst. 360.
Leges naturae perfectissimae sunt et immutabiles; humani vero juris conditio semper in infinitum decurrit, et nihil est in eo quod perpetuo stare posit
The laws of nature are most perfect and immutable; but the condition of human law is an unending succession, and there is nothing in it that can stand forever.
Minimum est nihilo proximum
The least next to nothing.
Nemo debet immiscere se rei alienae ad se nihil pertinenti
No one should interfere in another's business that does not at all concern him.
Nihil
See NIHIL EST.
Nihil aliud potest rex quam quod de jure potest
The king can do nothing but what he can do legally.
Nihil consensui tam contrarium est quam vis atque metus
Nothing is so opposite to consent as force and fear.
Nihil dat qui non habet
A person gives nothing who has nothing.
Nihil de re accrescit ei qui nihil in re quando jus accresceret habet
Nothing from a property accrues to a person who had no interest in the property when the right accrued. Co. Litt. 188.
Nihil dictum quod non dictum prius
Nothing is said that was not said before.
Nihil est enim liberate quod non idem jutum
For there is nothing generous that is not at the same time just.
Nihil est magic rationi consentaneum quam eodem modo quodque dissolvere quo conflatum est
Nothing is more consonant to reason than that everything should be dissolved in the same way as it was made.
Nihil facit error nominis cum de corpore constat
An error in the name is nothing when there is certainty as to the person.
Nihil habet forum ex scena
The court has nothing to do with what is not before it.
Nihil in lege intolerabilius est (quam) eandem rem diverso jure censeri
Nothing in law is more intolerable than that the same case should be subject (in different caurts) to different views of the law.
Nihil infra regnum subditos magic conservat in tranquilitate et concordia quam debita legum administration
Nothing better preserves the subjects of the realm in tranquillity and concord than a due administration of the laws. 2 Co. Inst. 158.
Nihil iniquius quam aequitatem nimis intendere
Nothing is more unjust than to extend equity too far.
Nihil magis justum est quam quod necessarium est
Nothing is more just than what is necessary.
Nihil nequam est praesumendum
Nothing wicked is to be presumed.
Nihil perfectum est dum aliquid restat agendum
Nothing is perfect while something remains to be done.
Nihil peti potest ante id tempus quo per rerum naturam persolvi posit
Nothing can be demanded before the time when, in the nature of things, it can be paid.
Nihil possumus contra veritatem
We have no power against truth.
Nihil praescribitur nisi quod possidetur
There is no prescription for what is not possessed.
Nihil quod est contra rationem est licitum
Nothing that is against reason is lawful.
Nihil quod est inconveniens est licitum
Nothing that is improper is lawful. Co. Litt. 66a.
Nihil simul inventum est et perfectum
Nothing is invented and perfected at the same moment.
Nihil tam conveniens est naturali aequitati quam unumquodque dissolvi eo ligamine quo ligatum est
Nothing is so consonant with natural equity as that each thing should be dissolved by the same means as it was bound.
Nihil tam conveniens est naturali aequitati quam voluntatem domini volentis rem suam in alium transferre ratam haberi
Nothing is more conformable to natural equity than to confirm the will of an owner who desires to transfer his property to another.
Nihil tam naturale est quam eo genere quidque dissolvere quo colligatum est
Nothing is so natural as that an obligation should be dissolved by the same principle by which it was contracted.
Nihil tam naturale est quam eo genere quidque dissolvere quo colligatum est, ideo verborum obligatio verbis tollitur; nudi consensus obligatio contrario consensu dissolvitur
Nothing is so natural as to dissolve anything in the way in which it was bound together; therefore the obligation of words is taken away by words; the obligation of mere consent is dissolved by the contrary consent.
Nihil tam proprium imperio quam legibus vivere
Nothing is so becoming to authority as to live according to the law.
Nihilist
n. A person who advocates nihilism. See NIHILISM.
Non solum quid licet sed quid est conveniens considerandum, quia nihil quod inconveniens est licitum
Not only what is permitted but what is proper is to be considered, because nothing improper is lawful.
Non sunt longa ubi nihil est quod demere
possis. There is no prolixity where there is nothing that you can omit.
Omissio eorum quae tacite insunt nihil operatur
The omission of those things that are silently implied is of no consequence.
Pendente lite nihil innovetur
During litigation, let nothing be changed.
Perfectum est cui nihil deest secundum suae perfectionis vel naturae modum
That is perfect which lacks nothing according to the measure of its perfection or nature.
Praesentare nihil aliud est quam praesto dare seu offerre
To present is nothing other than to give or offer on the spot.
Qui confirmat nihil dat
A person who confirms gives nothing.
Qui omne dicit nihil excludit
A person who says all excludes nothing.
Si quidem in nomine, cognomine, praenomine, agnomine legatarii testator erraverit, cum de persona constat, nihilominus valet legatum
If the testator has erred in the name, cognomen, praenomen, or title of the legatee, when there is certainty about the person, the legacy is nonetheless valid.
Traditio nihil amplius transferee debet vel potest ad eum qui accipit quam est apud eum qui tradit
Delivery neither can nor should transfer anything more to the recipient than is in possession of the one who delivers.