Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Assessment district
See district
Bonus judex secundum aequum et bonum judicat, et aequitatem stricto juri praefert
A good judge decides according to fairness and the good and prefers equity to strict law.
Catallis captis nomine districtionis
[Latin "chattels taken in name of distress"] Hist. A writ permitting a landlord who is owed rent to distrain (i.e., seize) the doors, windows, and gates of the tenant's house
Conditio beneficialis, quae statum construit, benigne secundum verborum intentionem est interpretanda; odiosa autem quae statum destruit stricte, secundum verborum proprietatem, accipienda
A beneficial condition that creates an estate ought to be construed favorably, according to the intention of the words; but a condition that destroys an estate is odious and ought to be construed according to the strict sense of the words.
Custome serra prise stricte
Custom shall be construed strictly.
District
1. A territorial area into which a country, state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision is divided for judicial, political, electoral, or administrative purposes. 2. A territorial area in which similar local businesses or entities are concentrated, such as a theater district or an arts district. - Abbr. D.
District of Columbia
The seat of the U.S. government, situated on the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia. ( Though neither a state nor a territory, it is constitutionally subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of Congress. - Abbr. D.C.
Districting
The act of drawing lines or establishing boundaries between geographic areas to create voting districts. See APPORTIONMENT; GERRYMANDERING.
In omni actione ubi duae concurrunt districtiones, videlicet in rem et in personam, illa districtio tenenda est quae magis timetur et magis ligat
In every action where two distresses (or forms of distraint) concur, that is in rem and in personam, the distraint is to be chosen that is more dreaded and that binds more firmly. Bracton 372.
Locus pro solutione reditus aut pecuniae secundum conditionem dimissionis aut obligationis est stricte observandus
The place for the payment of rent or money is to be strictly observed according to the condition of the lease or obligation.
Mandata licita strictam recipiunt interpretationem, sed illicita latam et extensam
Lawful commands receive a strict interpretation, but unlawful ones receive a wide and an expansive interpretation.
Natura fide jussionis sit strictissimi juris et non durat vel extendatur de re ad rem, de persona ad personam, de tempore ad tempus
The nature of the contract of suretyship is strictissimi juris, and does not endure or should not be extended from thing to thing, from person to person, or from time to time.
Potestas stricte interpretatur
A power should be strictly interpreted.
Quae communi legi derogant stricte interpretantur
(Statutes) that derogate from the common law should be strictly construed.
Quae legi communi derogant stricte interpretantur
Things that derogate (or detract) from the common law are construed strictly.
Redistrict
vb. To organize into new districts, esp. legislative ones; reapportion. Redistricting See REAPPORTIONMENT.
Strict
adj. 1. Narrow; restricted <strict a struction>. 2. Rigid; exacting <strict state: terms>. 3, Sovere <strict punishmont> 4 absolute; requiring no showing of fault <srict liability>.
Strict construction
See construction.
United States District Attorney
See UNITED STATES ATTORNEY.
United States District Court
A federal trial court having jurisdiction within its judicial district. - Abbr. U.S.D.C.
Verba quantumvis generalia ad aptitudinem restringuntur, etiamsi nullam aliam paterentur restrictionem
Words, howsoever general, are confined to fitness (i.e., to harmonize with the subject matter), even if they would bear no other restriction.
Verba strictae significationis ad latam extendi possunt, si subsit ratio
Words of a strict signification can be given a wide signification if there is reason for it.
actio stricti juris
A class of personal actions enforceable exactly as stated in the formula without taking equitable considerations into account; an action of strict right. See FORMULA (1).
actio stricti juris.
See ACTIO.
assessment district
Tax. A usu. municipal subdivision in which separate assessments of taxable property are made.
building restrictions
Regulations governing the type of structures that can be constructed on certain property. 0 The restrictions are usu. listed in zoning ordinances or restrictive covenants in deeds. Cf. BUILDING CODE; restrictive covenant under COVENANT (4).
congressional district
A geographical unit of a state from which one member of the U.S. House of Representatives is elected.
consolidated school district
A publicschool district in which two or more existing schools have consolidated into a single district.
content-based restriction
Constitutional law. A restraint on the substance of a particular type of speech. 0 This type of restriction can survive a challenge only if it is based on a compelling state interest and its measures are narrowly drawn to accomplish that end. See SPEECH (1).
district attorney
A public official appointed or elected to represent the state in criminal cases in a particular judicial district; PROSECUTOR (1). - Abbr. D.A. - Also termed public prosecutor; state's attorney; prosecuting attorney. Cf. UNITED STATES ATTORNEY.
district clerk
The clerk of a district court within a state or federal system. See district court under COURT 3. An employee who performs general office work. 4. A law student who assists a lawyer or judge with legal research, writing, and other tasks. - Also termed law clerk; extern; or (depending on the time of year) summer clerk; summer associate. See INTERN. 5. A lawyer who assists a judge with research, writing, and case management. "[M]odern American judging in all courts of national significance - the federal courts and the more prominent state appellate courts - staggers along despite the burden of bloated caseloads and the shortcomings of distinctly human judges only by the deleg
district court
See COURT.
district judge
A judge in a federal or state judicial district. - Abbr. D.J.
district judge.
See JUDGE.
district parish
Eccles. law. A geographical division of an English parish made by the Crown's commissioners for the building of new churches for worship, celebration of mar riages, christenings, and burial ,
district school
A public school contained in and maintained by a school district. See SCHOOL DISTRICT.
district school.
See SCHOOL.
district-court magistrate
In some states, a quasi judicial officer given the power to set bail, accept bond, accept guilty pleas, impose sentences for traffic violations and similar offenses, and conduct informal hearings on civil infractions.
districtio
n. [Law Latin "distraint"] Hist. 1. A distress; a distraint. 2. The right of distress. 3. Something (such as a good or animal) that can be distrained. 4. A territory within which distraint can be exercised. 5. Any compulsory proceeding.
drainage district
A political subdivision authorized to levy assessments for making drainage improvements within its area."In the United States there are numerous special districts that administer drainage projects. They are typically formed under state law after a local election or petition showing consent of a majority of affected landowners. The projects are usually publinew' land for buildings and other improvements . . . . Special statutes governing drainage districts generally exempt them from restraints .... But if private property rights are taken or if others are damaged, compensation must be paid." David H. Getches
election district
A subdivision of a state, county, or city that is established to facilitate an election or to elect governmental representatives for that subdivision.
floterial district
A legislative district that includes several separate districts or political subdivisions that independently would not be entitled to additional representation, but whose conglomerate population entitles the district to another seat in the legislative body being apportioned.
floterial district.
See DISTRICT.
influence district
A voting district in which a racial or ethnic minority group does not constitute a majority of the voters, but does make up a sufficient proportion of the voters to constitute an influential minority, thus being able to elect its preferred candidate with a reasonable number of crossover votes from other groups. Cf. MAJORITY-MINORITY DISTRICT.
jus strictum
n. [Latin "strict law"] Roman law. Law rigorously interpreted without modification. - Also termed strictum jus. See STRICTI JURIS. Cf. JUS AEQUUM.
land district
A federally created state or territorial division containing a U.S. land office that manages the disposition of the district's public lands.
least-restrictive ducational environment
See LEAST-RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT.
least-restrictive environment
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the school setting that, to the greatest extent appropriate, educates a disabled child together with children who are not disabled. 20 USCA ยง 1412(5). - Also termed least-restrictive-educational environment. Cf. MAINSTREAMING.
least-restrictive-means test
The rule that a law or governmental regulation, even when based on a legitimate governmental interest, should be crafted in a way that will protect individual civil liberties as much as possible, and should be only as restrictive as is necessary to accomplish a legitimate governmental purpose.
legislative district
See DISTRICT,