Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Argumentum ad misericordiam
[latin] an argument appealing to pity.
Lex Angliae est lex misericordiae
The law of England is a law of mercy.
Putius semper est errare in acquietando quam in puniendo, ex parte misericordiae quam ex parte justitiae
It is always safer to err in acquitting than in punishing, (and) on the side of mercy than of justice.
RICO
abbr. RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS ACT.
admittendo clerico
See DE CLERICO ADMITTENDO.
clerico capto per statutum mercatorium.
See DE CLERICO CAPTO PER STATUTUM MERCATORIUM.
clerico conoicto commisso gaolae in defectu ordinarii deliberando.
See DE CLERICO CONvICTO COMMISSO GAOLAE IN DEFECTU ORDINARII DELIBERANDO.
clerico infra sacros ordines constituto, non eligendo in officium
See DE CLERICO INFRA SACROS ORDINES CONSTITUTO, NON ELIGENDO IN OFFICIUM.
damna clericorum
n. See DAMAGE-CLEER.
de clerico admittendo
n. [Law Latin "for admitting a clerk"] Hist. A writ of execution commanding a bishop to accept a nominee for a vacant benefice. ( A benefice's patron could enforce the right to fill a vacancy (the right of presentation) in the Court of Common Pleas by writ of quare impedit. - Also termed admittendo clerico; ad admittendum clericum. Cf. ADVOwsON; PRESENTATION; QUARE IMPEDIT.
de clerico capto per statutum mercatorium deliberando
n. [Law Latin "for delivering a clerk arrested on a statute merchant"] Hist. A writ ordering the release of a clerk imprisoned for breaching a statute merchant. - Often shortened to de clerico capto per statutum mercatorium.
de clerico convicto commisso gaolae in defectu ordinarii deliberando
[Law Latin "for delivering a cleric convicted and committed to gaol in defect of his ordinary"] Hist. A writ ordering the delivery of a cleric to his ordinary (i.e., superior) when the cleric did not claim benefit of clergy and consequently was convicted of a felony. See ORDINARY (1); BENEFIT OF CLERGY (1).
de clerico infra sacros ordines constituto, non eligendo in officium
[Law Latin "for not electing a clerk in holy orders to office"] Hist. A writ ordering a cleric's release from secular office. 0 The writ was addressed to the bailiff or other person who had forced a cleric to take a bailiwick or other secular office.
de moderata misericordia capienda
n. [Law Latin "for taking a moderate amercement"] Hist. A writ ordering a bailiff to take a moderate penalty from a party who had been excessively penalized in a court not of record. The writ was founded on Magna Carta.
in misericordia
[Law Latin] See IN MERCY.
misericordia
[Law Latin] Hist. 1. Mercy. 2. An arbitrary fine as a punishment. 3. An exemption from a fine.
misericordia communis
[Law Latin] Hist. A fine levied on a whole county.
non residentio pro clerico regis
[Latin "by nonresidence for a royal clerk"] Hist. A writ ordering a bishop not to harass a clerk who, being employed in the royal service, has become a nonresident.