Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Archicapellanus
[law latin] hist. A chief or high chancellor. Architect's lien see lien.
Clerk of the Pells
Hist. An Exchequer officer who entered tellers' bills on the parchment rolls (pells), one for receipts and the other for disbursements Also termed Master of the Pells.
Compellable
adj. Capable of or subject to being compelled, esp. to testify <an accused person's spouse is not a compellable witness for the prosecution>.
Consuetudo contra rationem introducta potius usurpatio quam consuetudo appellari debet.
A custom introduced against reason ought rather to be called a usurpation than a custom.
Creditorum appellatione non hi tantum accipiuntur qui pecuniam crediderunt, sed omnes quibus ex qualibet causa debetur
Under the name of creditors are included not only those who have lent money, but also all to whom a debt is owed from any cause.
Disseisinam satin facit qui uti non permittit possessorem, vel minus commode, licet omnino non expellat
A person commits disseisin if he does not permit the possessor to enjoy, or makes the possessor's enjoyment less useful, even if the disseisor does not expel the possessor altogether. Co. Litt. 331.
Est autem jus publicum et privatum quod ex naturalibus praeceptis aut gentium aut civilibus est collectum; et quod in jure scripto jus appellatur, id in lege Angliae rectum esse dicitur
Public and private law is that which is collected either from natural precepts of the (law of) nations or from civil precepts; and that which in the civil law is called jus is said in the law of England to be right. Co. 1Jtt. 558.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
The rules governing appeals to the U.S. courts of appeals from lower courts, some federal-agency proceedings, and applications for writs. -Abbr. Fed. R. App. P.; FRAP.
Haeredum appellatione veniunt haeredes haeredum in infinitum
By the title of heirs, come the heirs of heirs to infinity.
Hora non est multum de substantia negotii, licet in appello de ea aliquando fiat mentio.
The hour is not of much consequence to the substance of business, although in appeal it is sometimes mentioned.
Librorum appellatione continentur omnia volumina, sive in charta, sive in membrana sint, sive in quavis alia material
Under the name of books are contained all volumes, whether upon paper, or on parchment, or on any other material.
Ligna et lapides sub armorum appellatione non continentur
Sticks and stones are not contained under the name of arms.
Master of the Pells
See CLERK OF THE PELLS.
Mercis appellatio ad res mobiles tantum pertinet
The term "merchandise" belongs to movable things only.
Mercis appellatione homines non contineri
Under the name of merchandise human beings are not included.
Pell
See CLERK OF THE PELLS.
Pellex
n. [Latin] Roman law. A concubine.
Quod in jure scripto jus appellatur, id in lege Angliae rectum esse dicitur
What in the civil law (literally, written law) is called jus, in the law of England is said to be rectum (right).
Repellitur a sacramento infamis
An infamous person is prevented from taking an oath.
Repellitur exceptione cedendarum actionum
(The litigant) is defeated by the plea that the actions have been assigned.
Vim vi repellere licet, modo fiat moderamine inculpatae tutelae, non ad sumendam vindictam, sed ad propulsandam injuriam
It is lawful to repel force by force; but let it be done with the self-control of blameless defense not to take revenge, but to repel injury.
appellant
a party who appeals a lower court's decision, usu. seeking reversal of that decision. - formerly also termed appealer. cf. appellee.
appellate
adj. of or relating to an appeal or appeals generally.
appellate counsel
A lawyer who represents a party on appeal. ( The term is often used in contrast with trial counsel.
appellate court
see court.
appellate division
a department of a superior court responsible for hearing appeals; an intermediate appellate court in some states, such as new york and new jersey
appellate jurisdiction
The power of a court to review and revise a lower court's decision. ( For example, U.S. Const. art. III, § 2 vests appellate jurisdiction in the Su-preme Court, while 28 USCA §§ 1291-1295 grant appellate jurisdiction to lower federal courts of appeals. Cf. original jurisdiction.
appellate record
see record on appeal
appellate review
Examination of a lower court's decision by a higher court, which can affirm, reverse, or modify the decision.
appellate rules
a body of rules governing appeals from lower courts.
appellatio
[latin] roman law. an appeal from a lower court.
appellator
[latin] roman & civil law. 1. an appellant. 2. the judge to whom an appeal is taken.
appellee
a party against whom an appeal is taken and whose role is to respond to that appeal, usu. seeking affirmance of the lower court's decision. cf. appellant.
appello
[latin] roman law. i appeal. ( this was the form of making an appeal apud acta (in the presence of the judge).
appellor
hist. english lain. a person who formally accuses another of a crime, challenges a jury, or informs against an accomplice.
appellum de felonia
see appeal of felony.
compellativus
. [fr. Latin compellare "to accuse"] Hist. An adversary or accuser.compelling-state-interest test. Constitutiosnal law. A method for determining the constitutional validity of a law, whereby the government's interest in the law is balanced against the individual's constitutional right to be free of the law, and only if the government's interest is strong enough will the law be upheld. ( The compelling-state-interest test is used most commonly in equal-protection analysis when the disputed law requires strict scrutiny. See STRICT SCRUTINY.
interpellate
ub. 1. (Of a judge) to interrupt, with a question, a lawyer's argument. 2. (Of a legislator) to interrupt a legislature's calendar by bringing into question a ministerial policy, esp. in the legislature of France, Italy, or Germany.
jus de non appellando
[Latin] The supreme judicial power.
libellus appellatorius
n. [Latin] Roman law. An appeal.
shark repellent
A measure taken by a corporation to discourage hostile takeover attempts. ( Examples include issuing new shares of stock, acquiring expensive assets, and adopting a poison-pill defense. - Also termed takeover defense. See POISON PILL. Cf. PORCUPINE PROVISION.