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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Presents

n. pl. Archaic. The instrument under consideration. ( This is usu. part of the phrase these presents, which is part of the longer phrase know all men by these presents (itself a loan translation from the Latin noverint universi per praesentes). See KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS.

know all men by these presents

Take note. ( This archaic form of address - a loan translation of the Latin nouerint uniuersi per praesentes - was traditionally used to begin certain legal documents such as bonds and powers of attorney, but in modern drafting style the phrase is generally considered deadwood. See NOVERINT UNIVERSI PER PRAESENTES. Cf. PATEAT UNIVERSIS PER PRAESENTES.