Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Accessorius sequitur naturam sui principalis
An accessory follows the nature of his principal.
In alta proditione nullus potest esse accessorius sed principalis solummodo.
In high treason no one can be an accessory but only a principal.
Non est consonum rationi quod cognitio accessorii in curia christianitatis impediatur, ubi cognitio causae principalis ad forum ecclesiasticum noscitur pertinere
It is unreasonable that the cognizance of an accessory matter should be impeded in an ecclesiastical court, when the cognizance of the principal cause is admitted to appertain to an ecclesiastical court.
Nullus dicitur felo principalis nisi actor aut qui praesens est, abettans aut auxilians actorem ad feloniam faciendam
No one is called a principal felon except the party actually committing the felony, or the party who was present aiding and abetting the perpetrator in its commission.
Principalis
adj. [Latin] Principal, as in principalis debitor ("principal debtor").
Principalis debet semper excuti antequam perveniatur ad fideijussores
The principal should always be exhausted before resorting to the sureties.
Quum principalis causa non consistit, ne ea quidem quae sequuntur locum habent
When the principal cause does not stand, neither do the accessories (or consequences) obtain.
Ubi non est principalis, non potest esse accessories
Where there is no principal, there can be no accessory.