Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Cum de lucro duorum quaeritur melior est causa possidentis
When there is a question of gain between two people, the cause of the, possessor is the better.
Lucrative
adj. 1. Profitable; remunerative <a lucrative business>. 2. Civil law. Acquired or held without accepting burdensome conditions or giving consideration <lucrative ownership>.
Lucre
n. Monetary gain; profit.
Lucrum
n. [Latin] 1. Roman law. Gain; profit. 2. Hist. A small parcel of land.
Lucrum facere ex pupilli tutela tutor non debet
A guardian ought not to make money out of the guardianship of his ward.
Quum de lucro duorum quaeratur, melior est conditio possidentis
When there is a question of gain (to one) of two parties, the condition of the possessor is the better.
UCR
abbr. UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS,
Ubi periculum, ibi et lucrum rollocul
Where the risk is, there also the profit accrues.
ad lucrandum uel perdendum
adu. [Law Latin] For gain or loss. 0 These were emphatic words in a warrant of attorney. It is sometimes expressed "to lose and gain." See WARRANT OF ATTORNEY.
animus lucrandi
[latin] the intention to make a gain or profit.
executor lucratus
An executor who has assets of the testator, the latter having become liable by wrongfully interfering with another's property.
lucra nuptialia
[Latin] Roman law. The property that one spouse receives from another, whether by gift, marriage-gift, dos, or testamentary disposition. See POENAE SECUNDARUM NUPTIARUM.
lucrativa causa
n. [Latin] Roman law. A cause of enrichment for which the acquirer pays nothing (e.g., a bequest).
lucrativa usucapio
n. [Latin] Roman law. A means of acquiring title to land by possession and the exclusion of the rightful heirs for one year after the death of the landowner. See USUCAPIO.
lucrative bailment
See bailment for hire under BAILMENT.
lucrative office
1. A position that produces fee revenue or a salary to the office holder. 2. A position that yields a salary adequate to the services rendered and exceeding incidental expenses; a position whose pay is tied to the performance of the office's duties.
lucrative title
Civil law. A title acquired without giving anything in exchange for the property; title by which a person acquires anything that comes as a clear gain, as by gift, descent, or devise. ( Because lucrative title is usu. acquired by gift or inheritance, it is treated as the separate property of a married person. Cf. onerous title.
lucri causa
[Latin] For the sake of gain. ( Lucri causa was formerly an essential element of larceny, but today the thief's intent to deprive the possessor of property is generally sufficient. See LARCENY. "'Lucri causa' literally means for the sake of gain. On rare occasions the suggestion has been made that no taking is with intent to steal unless the thief is motivated by some purpose of gain or advantage. Even those advancing this suggestion have not insisted upon an intent to gain a pecuniary advantage. An intent to take away property and destroy it for the purpose of destroying evidence has been held to be sufficient even by those who have been inclined to insist upon lucri causa as essential to an intent to steal. The generally accepted view does not include this element at all. It regards intent to deprive the owner of his property permanently, or an intent to deal with another 's property unlawfully in such a manner as to create an obviously unreasonable risk of permanent deprivation, as all that is required to constitute the animus furandi - or intent to steal." Rollin M. Perkins & Ronald N. Boyce, Criminal Law 332-33 (3d ed. 1982).
lucrum cessans
n. [Latin "ceasing gain"] Roman law. Interest or damages awarded for an expected future loss (such as anticipated loss of profits) as opposed to an actual realizable loss. - Also termed lucrum interceptum. See DAMNUM EMERGENS.
lucrum interceptum
See LUCRUM CESSANS.