Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Baratriam committit qui propter pecuniam justitiam baractat
A person is guilty of barratry who sells justice for money.
Beneicium non datum nisi propter of/
A remuneration is not -given, unless on account of a duty performed.
Benigne faciendae sunt interpretationes propter simplicitatem laicorum, ut res magis valeat quam pereat; et verba intentioni, non a contra, debent inservire
Constructions (of written instruments) are to be made liberally, for the simplicity of laymen, in order that the matter may have effect rather than fail (or become void); and words must be subject to the intention, not the intention to the words.
Cohaeredes una persona censentur, propter unitatem juris quod habent
Coheirs are deemed as one person, on account of the unity of right that they possess.
Dispensatio est mali prohibiti provida relaxatio, utilitate seu necessitate pensata; et est de jure domino regi concessa, propter impossibilitatem praevidendi de omnibus particularibus
A dispensation is the provident relaxation of a malum prohibitum weighed from utility or necessity; and it is conceded by law to the king on account of the impossibility of foreknowledge concerning all particulars.
Enitia pars semper praeferenda est propter privilegium aetatis
The part of the elder sister is always to be preferred on account of the privilege of age.
Minor non tenetur respondere durante minors aetati, nisi in causa dotis, propter favorem
A minor is not bound to answer during his minority, except as a matter of favor in a cause of dower.
Plures cohaeredes sunt quasi unum corpus, propter unitatem juris quod habent
Sever al coheirs are as one body, by reason of the unity of right that they possess.
Propter
[Latin] For; on account of.
Quae propter necessitatem recepta sunt, non debent in argumentum trahi
Things that are accepted as a matter of necessity ought not to be brought into the argument. Dig. 50.17.162.
Ubi aliquid impeditur propter unum, eo remoto, tollitur impedimentum.
When anything is impeded by reason of one thing, when that is removed, the impediment is removed.
Verba posteriora propter certitudinem addita, ad priora quae certitudine indigent, sunt referenda
Later words added for the purpose of certainty are to be referred to preceding words in which certainty is wanting.
challenge propter affectum
A challenge because some circumstance, such as kinship with a party, renders the potential juror incompetent to serve in the particular case.
challenge propter defectum
A challenge based on a claim that the juror is incompetent to serve on any jury for reasons such as alienage, infancy, or nonresidency.
challenge propter delictum
A challenge based on a claim that the potential juror has lost citizenship rights, as by being convicted of an infamous crime. See CIVIL DEATH (1).
donatio propter nuptias
[Latin "a gift on account of marriage"] Roman law. A gift from a husband to his wife equivalent to her dowry and subject to similar conditions. ( It was formerly called donatio ante nuptias ("gift before marriage") because it was not allowed after the marriage celebration. Justinian later changed the law and the name. See DOS.
non omittas propter liberatem
[Latin "do not omit because of any liberty"] Hist. A clause, usu. contained in writs of execution, directing the sheriff to execute the writ regardless of whether the sheriff had been granted the requisite special authority from a franchise (liberty) or district. nonoperating income. See INCOME.
propter affectum
See challenge propter affectum under CHALLENGE (2).
propter defectum
See challenge propter defectum under CHALLENGE (2).
propter defectum sanguinis
[Latin] On account of failure of blood.
propter delictum
See challenge propter delictum under CHALLENGE.
propter honoris respectum
[Latin] On account of respect of honor or rank.
propter impotentiam
[Latin] On account of helplessness. ( This was formerly given as a ground for gaining a property interest in a wild animal, based on the animal's inability to escape (as where, for example, a young bird could not yet fly away).
propter privilegium
[Latin] On the account of privilege. ( This describes a way of acquiring a property interest in a wild animal, based on the claimant's exclusive right to hunt in a particular park or preserve.