Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

A summo remedio ad in feriorem actionem non habetur regressus neque auxilium

From the highest remedy to an inferior action there is no recourse or assistance.

AGGREGATION. - juxtapose

ub. - juxtapositional, adj.

Actor qui contra regulam quid adduxit non est audiendus

A pleader ought not to be heard who advances a proposition contrary to the rule (of law).

Ambiguis casibus semper praesumitur pro rege

In doubtful cases the presumption is always in favor of the king.

Applicatio est vita regulae.

The application is the life of a rule.

Assayator regis

see assayer of the king.

Aula regas

[latin "king's hall"] hist. See curia regis.

Auxilium regis

n. [latin] hist. The crown's tax levied for royal use and public service, such as a tax granted by parliament.

Bancus reginae

See queen's bench.

Bancus regis

see king's bench.

Cancellarii angliae dignitas est, ut secundus a rege in regno habetur

The dignity of the chancellor of England is (such) that he is considered in the realm from the sovereign.

Catoniana regula

[Latin "rule attributed to Cato"] Roman law. The principle that the lapse of time does not cure something void at the outset. ( It was typically used to set aside a bequest in which the testator did not have the requisite power or capacity when executing the will.

Cessa regnare, si non vis judicare

Cease to reign if you wish not to adjudicate.

Code of Federal Regulations

The annual collection of executive-agency regulations published in the daily Federal Register, combined with previously issued regulations that are still in effect. - Abbr. CFR.

Codex Gregorianus

[Latin] Roman law. A collection of imperial constitutions compiled by the Roman jurist Gregorius and published A.D. 291. - Also termed Gregorian Code."The imperial enactments, rapidly increasing in number, covering, at hazard, the whole range of law, and, by reason of difficulties of communication and imperfect methods of promulgation, not always readily ascertainable, created a burden for the practitioner almost as great as that of the unmanageable juristic literature. Something was done to help him by two collections published privately about the end of the third century, the Codex Gregorianus and Codex Hermogenianus. These collections do not now exist: what is known of them is from citations in later literature ...." W.W. Buckland, A Manual of Roman Private Law 20-21 (2d ed. 1953).

Concessio per regem ieri debet de certitudine

A grant by the king ought to be made of a certainty. ( Coke explains, "If the king grants to me that I shall not be sheriff, without showing of what county, it is void for uncertainty." 9 Coke 46b.

Consuetudo regni Angliae est lex Angliae.

The custom of the kingdom of England is the law of England.

Coram Rege Court

See KING'S BENCH.

Court of Regard

Hist. A forest court responsible for looking into matters of waste and encroachment onto forest land (i.e., purpresture). ( The Court also ensured that the feet of all mastiffs - a breed allowed in royal forests as guard dogs - within the forest were declawed and cut so as to prevent them from chasing deer.

Crimen falsi dicitur, cum quis illicitus, cui non fuerit ad hoea data auctoritas, de sigillo regis rapto vel invento brevia cartasve consignaverit

It is called "crimen falsi" when anyone to whom power has not been given for such purposes has illicitly signed writs or grants with the king's seal, either stolen or found.

Decreta conciliorum non ligant reges nostros

The decrees of councils do not bind our kings.

Deregistration

n. The point at which an issuer's registration under section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is no longer required because of a decline in the number of holders of the issuer's securities. 15 USCA ยง 781. - deregister, ub. Cf. DELISTING.

Deregulation

n. The reduction or elimination of governmental control of business, esp. to permit free markets and competition. - deregulate, ub.

Desegregation

n. 1. The abrogation of policies that separate people of different races into different institutions and facilities (such as public schools). 2. The state of having had such policies abrogated. - desegregate, ub. Cf. INTEGRATION (3).

Designatio justiciariorum est a rege; jurisdictio vero ordinaria a lege

The appointment of justices is by the king, but their ordinary jurisdiction is by the law.

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.

Dormant Commerce Clause. The constitutional principle that the Commerce Clause prevents state regulation of interstate commercial activity even when Congress has not acted under its Commerce Clause po

Commerce Court. See COURT

Eadem mens praesumitur regis quae e

juris et quae else debet, praesertim in do biis. The mind of the sovereign is presumed be the same as that of the law, and the same as what it ought to be, especially in ambiguous matter.

Ecclesia est infra aetatem et in custodia domini regis, qua tenetur jura et haereditates ejusdem manu tenere et defendere

The church is underage and in the custody of the king, who is bound to uphold and defend its rights and inheritances.

Electio semel facta, et placitum testatum, non patitur regressum

An election once made, and a plea witnessed (or intent shown), allows no going back.

Enregistrement

n. [French] French law. Registration. ( This is a formality that consists in inscribing, on a register kept by the government, a summary analysis of certain deeds and documents. When the analysis is so inscribed, the clerk places on the document a note indicating the date on which it was registered; alongside the memorandum the clerk makes an impression with a stamp.

Enumeratio infirmat regulam in casibus non enumerates

Enumeration disaffirms the rule in cases not enumerated.

Exceptio firmat regulam in vasibus non eiceptis

An exception affirms the rule in cannot excepted.

Exceptio firmat regulanz in contrarium

Ao Exception affirms an opposite rule.

Exceptio probat regulam de rebus non exceptis

An exception proves a rule concerning things not excepted.

Exceptio quoque regulam declarat

The exception also declares the rule.

Fed. Reg. Abb

FEDERAL REGISTER.

Federal Acquisition Regulation

A federal regulation that governs contracting methods, requirements, and procedures with the federal government. 48 CFR ch. 1. - Also termed Federal Procurement Regulation.

Federal Aviation Regulation

A federal regulation governing the safety, maintenance, and piloting of civil aircraft. 14 CFR ch. 1. - Abbr. FAR.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

The agency responsible for administering the Natural Gas Act and the Natural Gas Policy Act. ( The commission regulates, among other things, interstate oil-and-gas pipelines and some intrastate oil-and-gas operations. - Abbr. FERC. - Also formerly termed Federal Power Commission.

Federal Procurement Regulation

See FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.

Federal Register

A daily publication in which U.S. administrative agencies publish their regulations, including proposed regulations for public comment. - Abbr. Fed. Reg.

Finis est amicabilis compositio et ftnalis concordia ex concensu et concordia domino regis vel justiciarum

A fine is an amicable settlement and decisive agreement by consent and agreement of our lord, the king, or his justicies.

Generalis regula generaliter est intelligenda

A general rule is to be understood generally.

Gregorian Code.

See CODEX GREGORIANUS.

Gregorian calendar.

See NEW STYLE.

In Anglia non est interregnum.

In England there is no interregnum. ( The heir to the throne is understood to succeed from the instant of his predecessor's death or removal.

In ambiguis casibus sempter praesumitur pro rege.

In doubtful cases the presumption is always in favor of the king.

Indictment de felony est contra pacem domini regis, coronam et dignitatem suam, in genere et non in individuo; quia in Anglia non est interregnum.

Indictment for felony is against the peace of our lord the king, his crown and dignity, in general and not in his individual person; because in England there is no interregnum.

Interest reipublicae ut pax in regno conservetur et quaecunque paci adversentur provide declinentur.

It is in the interest of the state to preserve peace in the kingdom and prudently to decline whatever is adverse to it.