Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Justitia est constans et perpetua voluntas jus suum cuique tribuendi
Justice is a steady and unceasing disposition to render to every person his due.
Legem terrae amittentes perpetuam infamiae notam inde merito incurrunt
Those who lose the law of the land thereby justly incur an eternal stigma of infamy.
Nul charter, nul vente, ne nul done vault perpetualment, si le donor West seine al temps de contracts de deux droits, sc. del droit de possession et del droit de proper ite
No grant, no sale, no gift, is valid foreveunless the donor, at the time of the contract, i seised of two rights, namely, the right of T);, session and the right of propert
Perpetua
See exceptio peremptoria under EXCEPTIO.
Perpetua lex est nullam legem humanam ac positivam perpetuam esse; et clausula quae abrogationem excludit ab initio non valet
It is a perpetual law that no human or positive law can be perpetual; and a clause in a law that precludes abrogation is void from the outset.
actio perpetua
An action that is not required to be brought within a specified time. Cf actio temporalis.
actio perpetua.
See ACTIO.
bill in perpetuam rei memoriam.
See bill to perpetuate testimony.
bill to perpetuate testimony.
See BILL (2)
cadena perpetua
Life imprisonment.
in perpetuam rei memoriam
adv. [Latin] In perpetual memory of a matter. ( This phrase refers to a deposition taken to preserve the deponent's testimony.
perpetual bond
See annuity bond.
perpetual edict
See EDICT.
perpetual edict. Roman law
The praetor's edict republished into legislation and intended to exist in perpetuity or until abrogated by a later enactment. 0 This term originally had the narrower sense of the praetors' general edicts as opposed to edicts issued in specific cases.
perpetual freehold
An estate given to a grantee for life, and then successively to the grantee's heirs for life. ( The effect of this type of freehold was to keep land within a family in perpetuity, much like a fee tail.
perpetual injunction
See permanent mju1action under INJUNCTION.
perpetual lease
1. An ongoing lease not limited in duration. 2. A grant of lands in fee with a reservation of a rent in fee; a fee farm.
perpetual statute
See STATUTE.
perpetual statute.
A law containing no provision for repeal, abrogation, or expiration at a future time.
perpetual succession
The continuous succession of a corporation - despite changes in shareholders and officers - for as long as the corporation legally exists. "As a general rule, the words perpetual succession,' as used in charters, often in connection with a further provision limiting the period of corporate existence to a certain number of years, mean nothing more than that the corporation shall have continuous and uninterrupted succession so long as it shall continue to exist as a corporation, and are not intended to define its duration." 18 Am. Jur. 2d Corporations ยง 69, at 883 (1985).
perpetual trust
A trust that is to continue as long as the need for it continues, such as for the lifetime of a beneficiary or the term of a particular charity. Cf limited trust. personal trust See private trust.
perpetuating testimony
The means or procedure for preserving for future use witness testimony that might otherwise be unavailable at trial.
quaestiones perpetuae
[Latin "perpetual inquiries"] Roman law. Permanent commissions to hear criminal cases.