Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Licita bene miscentur, formula nisi juris obstet
Lawful acts are well joined together, unless some form of law prevents it.
Nemo debet bin vexari, si constet curiae quod sit pro una et eadem causa
No one ought to be twice troubled, if it appears to the court that it is for one and the same cause of action.
Stet
n. [Latin "let it stand"] 1. An order staying legal proceedings, as when a prosecutor determines not to proceed on an indictment and places the case on a stet docket. ( The term is used chiefly in Maryland. 2. An instruction to leave a text as it stands.
Vulla pactione effici potest ne dolus praestetur
No agreement is sufficient to effect that there be no liability for fraud. Dig. 2.14.27.3.
si constet de persona
[Latin] If it is certain who is the person meant.
stet processus
n. [Law Latin "let the process stand"] Hist. 1. A record entry, similar to a nolle prosequi, by which the parties agree to stay further proceedings. 2. The agreement between the parties to stay those proceedings. ( This was typically used by a plaintiff to suspend an action rather than suffer a nonsuit.