Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Nemo est supra leges

No one is above the laws.

Supra

[Latin "above"] Earlier in this text; used as a citational signal to refer to a previously cited authority. Cf. INFRA.

Supralegal

adj. Above or beyond the law <a supralegal sovereign>.

Supranational

adj. Free of the political limitations of nations.

acceptance supra protest

See acceptance for honor under ACCEPTANCE.

acceptor supra protest

One who accepts a bill that has been protested, for the honor of the drawer or an indorser.

supra protest

(Of a debt) under protest. See PROTEST (3).

supra riparian

Upper riparian; higher up the stream. a This phrase describes the estate, rights, and duties of a riparian owner whose land is situated nearer the source of a stream than the land it is compared to.

ubi supra

[Latin] Where stated above.

ut supra

:Latin] As above.