Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Ambigua responsio contra proferentem est accipienda
An ambiguous answer is to be taken against the party who offers it.
Responsio unius non omnino audiatur
The answer of one witness should not be heard at all.
Sponsio
n. [Latin] Roman law. An undertaking in the form of an answer to a question in a stipulatio, esp. by way of suretyship. See STIPULATIO.
Sponsion
n. [fr. Latin sponsere "to engage"] 1. The formal pledge by which a person becomes a surety. 2. Int'l law. An ultra vires promise of an official agent (such as a general in wartime), requiring later ratification by the principal. 3. Roman law. A form of adpromission accessory to an oral contract. 0 Only Roman citizens could make this type of adpromission. See ADPROMISSION. - sponsional (spon-shan-al), adj.
Unius omnino testis responsio non audiatur
Let the evidence of one witness not be heard at all.
sponsio judicialis
[Latin] Roman law. A formal promise that the judge is entitled to acquire by virtue of his office.
sponsio ludicra
[Latin "a laughable promise"] 1. Civil law. An informal understanding that is not enforceable. 2. Scots law. An obligation that a court will not enforce because it does not concern a serious subject; e.g., a gambling agreement.