Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Chirographum apud debitorem repertum praesumitur solutum
When the evidence (or voucher) is found in the debtor's possession, the debt is presumed to be paid.
Doti lex favet; praemium pudoris est, ideo parcatur
The law favors dower; it is the reward of chastity; therefore let it be preserved.
Fama, quae suspicionem inducit, oriri debet apud bonos et graves, non quidem malevolos et maledicos, sed providas et fide dignas personas, non semel sed saepius, quia clamor minuit et defamatio manife
Report, which induces suspicion, ought to arise from good and grave men; not, indeed, from malevolent and malicious men, but from cautious and credible persons; not only once, but frequently, for clamor diminishes, and defamation manifests.
Fatuus, apud jurisconsultos nostros, accipitur pro non compos mentis; et fatuus dicitur, qui omnino desipit
"Fatuous," among our jurisconsults, is applied to a man not of sound mind; one is also called "fatuous" who is altogether foolish.
Jus naturale est quod spud homines eandem habet potentiam
Natural right is that which has the same force among (all) mankind.
Liberum est cuique apud se explorare an expediat sibi consilium
Everyone is free to ascertain for himself whether a recommendation is advantageous to him.
Nullius hominis auctoritas apud nos valere debet, ut meliora non sequeremur si quis attulerit
The authority of no person ought to have (such) power among us that we should not follow better (opinions) if anyone presents them.
PUD
abbr. 1. PLANNED-UNIT DEVELOPMENT. 2. See municipal utility district under DISTRICT.
Pudzeld
See WOOD-GELD.
Repudiate
ub. 1. To reject or renounce (a duty or obligation); esp., to indicate an intention not to perform (a contract). 2. Hist. To divorce or disown (one's wife).
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.
anticipatory repudiation
Repudiation of a contractual duty before the time for performance, giving the injured party an immediate right to damages for total breach, as well as discharging the injured party's remaining duties of performance. ( This type of repudiation occurs when the promisor unequivocally disavows any intention to perform when the time for performance comes. Once the repudiation occurs, the nonrepudiating party has three options: (1) treat the repudiation as an immediate breach and sue for damages; (2) ignore the repudiation, urge the repudiator to perform, wait for the specified time of performance, and sue if the repudiating party does not perform; and (3) cancel the contract. -Also termed renunciation. See anticipatory breach under BREACH OF CONTRACT.
apud acta
[latin] roman & ciuil law. among the acts; among the judicial proceedings recorded in writing. ( this phrase refers to appeals taken orally in the presence of the judge.
apud iudicem
see in judicio.
praemium pudicitiae
n. [Latin "the price of chastity"] Hist. Compensation paid by a man who seduced a chaste woman. Also termed praemium pudoris.
repudiatee
A party to a contract that has been repudiated by the other ply.
repudiation
n. A contracting party's words or actions that indicate an intention not to perform the contract in the future; a threatened breach of contract. - repudiatory (ri-pyoo-dee-a-tor-ee), repudiable (ri-pyoo-dee-a-bal), adj. Cf. REJECTION; RESCISSION.
repudiator
One who repudiates; esp., a party who repudiates a contract.
total repudiation
See REPUDIATION.