Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Abatamentum
[Law Latin] Hist. See ABATEMENT (5).
Accipere quid ut justitiam facias non est tam accipere quam extorquere
To accept anything as a reward for doing justice is rather extorting than accepting.
Alienatio licet prohibeatur, consensu tamen omnium in quorum favorem prohibita esl potest fieri; et quilibet potest renunciare juri pro se introducto
Even if alienation is prohibited, it may yet take place by the consent of all in whose favor it is prohibited; it is in the power of anyone to renounce a right introduced for his own benefit.
Atamita
n. [latin] civil law. A great-great-great-grandfather's sister.
Brevia, tam originalia quam judicialia, patiuntur anglica nomina
Writs, original as well as judicial, bear English names.
Clausula vel dispositio inutilis per praesumptionem remotam vel causam ex post facto non fulcitur
A useless clause or disposition is not supported by a remote presumption or by a cause arising afterwards. ( A useless clause or disposition is one that expresses no more than the law by intendment would have supplied; it is not supported by a remote presumption or foreign intendment of some purpose, in regard whereof it might be material, or by a cause arising afterwards that may induce an operation of those idle words.
Concessio versus concedentem latam interpretationem habere debet
A grant ought to have a liberal interpretation against the grantor.
Consuetudo et communis assuetudo vincit legem non scriptam, si sit specialis; et interpretatur legem scriptam, si lex sit generalis
Custom and common usage overcome the unwritten law if it is special; and interpret the written law if the law is general.
Consuetudo, licet sit magnae auctoritatis, nunquam tamen praejudicat manifestae veritati.
A custom, even if it is of great authority, is never prejudicial to plain truth.
Cum duo inter se pugnantia reperiuntur in testamento, ultimum ratum est
When two clauses in a will are found to be contradictory, the last in order prevails.
Cum in testamento ambigue aut etiam perperam scriptum, est benigne interpretari, et secundum id quod credible est cogitatum credendum est
When an ambiguous or even an erroneous expression occurs in a will, it should be construed liberally, and in accordance with the testator's probable meaning.
De nullo tenemento, quod tenetur ad terminum, fit homagii; fit tamen inde fidelitatis sacramentum
For no tenement that is held for a term is there the oath of homage, but there is the oath of fealty.
Decet (tamen) principem servare leges quibus ipse servatus est
It is proper (nonetheless) for the prince to preserve the laws by which he himself is preserved.
Grammatica falsa non vitiat chartam
False grammar does not vitiate a deed.
In contractibus, benigna; in testamentis, benignior; in restitutionibus, benignissima interpretatio facienda est
In contracts, the interpretation or construction should be liberal; in wills, more liberal; in restitutions, most liberal.
In dubiis non praesumitur pro testamento.
In doubtful cases, there is not presumption in favor of the will.
In omnibus quidem, maxime tamen injure, aequitas spectanda sit
In all affairs indeed, but especially in those that concern the administration of justice, equity should be regarded.
In testamentis plenius testatoris intentionem scrutamur.
In wills we examine the intention of the testator more fully.
In testamentis plenius voluntates testantium interpretantur.
In wills the intentions of the testators are more fully (or liberally) construed.
Interdum venit ut exceptio quae prima facie junta videtur tamen inique noceat.
It sometimes happens that a plea that seems prima facie just is nevertheless injurious and unfair.
Interest reipublicae suprema hominum testaments rata haberi.
It is in the interest of the state that a person's last will should be held valid.
Interruptio multiplex non tollit praescriptionem semel obtentam.
Repeated interruptions do not remove a prescription (or acquisition by long use) once it has been obtained.
Intestatus decedit qui aut omnino testamentum non fecit aut non jure fecit, aut id quod fecerat ruptum irritumve factum est, aut nemo ex eo haeres exstitit
A person dies intestate who either has made no will at all or has not made it legally, or when the will that he had made has been annulled or become ineffectual, or when there is no living heir.
Judicia in curia regis non adnihilentur, sed stent in robore suo quousque per errorem aut attinctam adnullentur
Let judgments in the king's court not be invalidated but remain in force until annulled by error or attaint. 2 Inst. 360.
Legem terrae amittentes perpetuam infamiae notam inde merito incurrunt
Those who lose the law of the land thereby justly incur an eternal stigma of infamy.
Lex est dictamen rationis
Law is the dictate of reason.
Licet dispositio de interesse futuro sit inutilis, tamen potest fieri declaratio praecedens quae sortiatur effectum interveniente novo actu
Even if the grant of a future interest is inoperative, yet a declaration precedent may be made that may take effect, provided a new act intervenes.
Mala grammatica non vitiat chartam; sed in expositione instrumentorum mala grammatica quoad fieri possit evitanda est
Bad grammar does not vitiate a deed; but in the construction of instruments, bad grammar, as far as possible, is to be avoided.
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.
Mens testatoris in testamentis spectanda est
In wills, the intention of the testator is to be regarded.
Minime mutanda sunt quae certam habuerunt interpretationem
Things that have had a fixed interpretation are to be altered as little as possible.
Multa non vetat lex quae tamen tacite damnavit
The law does not forbid many things that yet it has silently condemned.
Mystic testament
See mystic will under will.
Nihil consensui tam contrarium est quam vis atque metus
Nothing is so opposite to consent as force and fear.
Nihil tam conveniens est naturali aequitati quam unumquodque dissolvi eo ligamine quo ligatum est
Nothing is so consonant with natural equity as that each thing should be dissolved by the same means as it was bound.
Nihil tam conveniens est naturali aequitati quam voluntatem domini volentis rem suam in alium transferre ratam haberi
Nothing is more conformable to natural equity than to confirm the will of an owner who desires to transfer his property to another.
Nihil tam naturale est quam eo genere quidque dissolvere quo colligatum est
Nothing is so natural as that an obligation should be dissolved by the same principle by which it was contracted.
Nihil tam naturale est quam eo genere quidque dissolvere quo colligatum est, ideo verborum obligatio verbis tollitur; nudi consensus obligatio contrario consensu dissolvitur
Nothing is so natural as to dissolve anything in the way in which it was bound together; therefore the obligation of words is taken away by words; the obligation of mere consent is dissolved by the contrary consent.
Nihil tam proprium imperio quam legibus vivere
Nothing is so becoming to authority as to live according to the law.
Nomen est quasi rei notamen
A name is, as it were, the distinctive sign (or signifier) of a thing.
Non differunt quae concordant re, tametsi non in verbis iisdem
Those things that agree in substance, even if not in the same words, do not differ.
Novitas non tam utilitate prodest quam novitate perturbat
Novelty does not as much benefit by its utility as it disturbs by its novel ty.
Omne testamentum morte consummatum est
Every will is consummated by death.
Opinio quae favet testamento est tenenda
That opinion is to be followed which favors the will.
Parum est latam else sententiam, nisi mandetur executioni
It is not enough that judgment has been given if it is not committed to execution.
Quae in testamento ita runt scripta ut intelligi non possint, perinde sunt ac si scripta non essent
Things that are so written in a will that they cannot be understood are as if they had not been written.
Quamvis aliquid per se non sit malum, tamen si sit mali exempli, non est faciendum
Although in itself a thing may not be bad, yet if it serves as a bad example, it is not to be done.
Quamvis lex generaliter loquitur, restringenda tamen est, ut cessante ratione et ipsa cessat
Although a law speaks generally, it must bear some restriction, since the law ceases (or loses effect) when the reason ceases.
Quando aliquid per se non sit malum, tamen si sit mali exempli, non est faciendum
When anything by itself is not evil, and yet if it is an example for evil, it is not to be done.
Qui tacet non utique fatetur, sed tamen verum est eum non negare
A person who is silent does not indeed confess, but yet it is true that he does not deny.