Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Procurator
1.Roman law. A person informally appointed to represent another in a judicial proceeding. Cf. COGNITOR. 2. Roman law. A government official, usu. subordinate in authority to a provincial governor. 3. Hist. English law. An agent, attorney, or servant. 4. Eccles. law. An advocate of a religious house; one who represents a religious society in its legal matters. - Also termed proctor. 5. An agent or attorney-in-fact. 6. Scots law. A solicitor who represents clients in the lower courts.
Procuratorium
[Law Latin] Hist. The instrument by which a person appointed a procurator as the person's representative in litigation.
literae procuratoriae
n. [Law Latin] Hist. Letters of procuration; letters of attorney; power of attorney. See POWER OF ATTORNEY.
procurator fiscal. Scots law
The representative of the Lord Advocate in inferior courts, responsible for investigating crimes and prosecuting in court.
procurator in rem suam
[Latin] 1. Roman law. An assignee of a right of action. 2. Scots law. Procurator in his own affair. ( This phrase refers to a situation in which a person acts under a power of attorney with reference to property that the person has acquired.
procurator litis
[Latin] Roman law. A person who represents another in a lawsuit. Cf. DEFENSOR (1).
procurator negotiorum
[Latin] Civil law. An attor- ney-in-fact; a manager of business aaffaairs for another.
procurator proupnciae
[Latin] Roman law. A provincial officer responsible for overseeing revenue matters. ( This officer also exercised some iu~licia? powers over revenue-related issues.
procuratores ecclesiae parochialis
[Latin] Hist. A churchwarden; a representative of a parish church.