Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
A communi observantia non est recedendum
There should be no departure from common observance (or usage).
A family, including household servants
"Familia A family or household, including servants, that is, hired persons (mercenarii or conductitii,) as well as bondsmen, and all who were under the authority of one master, (dominus.) Bracton uses the word in the original sense, as denoting servants or domestics." 1 Alexander M. Burrill, A Law Dictionary and Glossary 603-04 (2d ed. 1867)
A non posse ad non esse sequitur argumentum necessarie negative, licet non affirmative.
From impossibility to nonexistence the inference follows necessarily in the negative, though not in the affirmative.
A rescriptis valet argumentum
An argument from rescripts (i.e., original writs in the register) is valid.
A terme de sa vie
[law french] for the term of his life.
A tort et a travers
[law french] without consideration or discernment.
A verbis legis non est recedendum
From the words of the law there is to be no departure.
A vinculo matrimonii
[latin] from the bond of matrimony. See divorce a vinculo matrimonii under divorce.
Ab abusu ad usum non valet consequential
A conclusion about the use of a thing from its abuse is invalid.
Abavia
[Latin] Civil law. A great-great-great grandmother.
Abavunculus
[Latin] Civil law. A great-great-great uncle. - Alsc termed avunculus maximus.
Abbreviationum ille numerus et sensus accipiendus est ut concessio non sit inanis
Such number and sense is to be given to abbreviations that the grant may not be void.
Accelerated Cost Recovery System
An accounting method that is used to calculate as,,l depreciation and that allows for the faster re covery of costs by assigning the asset a shoru-r useful life than was previously permitted under the Internal Revenue Code. 0 This system iq; -plies to property put into service from 1981 t c 1986. It was replaced in 1986 by the Modifu~<i Accelerated Cost Recovery System. - Abbr. ACRS.
Accusator post rationabile tempus non est audiendus, nisi se bene de omissione excusaverit
A person who makes an accusation after a reasonable time has passed is not to be heard unless the person makes a satisfactory excuse for the omission.
Actio quaelibet it sua via
Every action proceeds in its own course.
Actionum genera maxime sunt servanda
The kinds of actions are especially to be preserved.
Actore non probante, reus absolvitur
If the plaintiff does not prove his case, the defendant is acquitted.
Actus curiae neminem gravabit
An act of the court will prejudice no one.
Actus inceptus cujus perfectio pendet ex voluntate partium revocari potest; si autem pendet ex voluntate tertiae personae, velex contingenti, revocari non potest
An act already begun whose completion depends upon the will of the parties may be recalled; but if it depends on consent of a third person or on a contingency, it cannot be recalled.
Actus judiciarius coram non judice irritus habetur; de ministeriali autem a quocunque provenit ratum esto
A judicial act before one not a judge (or without jurisdiction) is void; as to a ministerial act, from whomsoever it proceeds, let it be valid.
Actus me invito factus non est meus actus
An act done (by me) against my will is not my act.
Actus servi, in its quibus opera ejus communiter adhibita est, actus domini habetur
The act of a servant in those things in which he is usually employed is considered the act of his master.
Acuudicative-claims arbitration
arbitration designed to resolve matters usu. Handled by courts (such as a tort claim), in contrast to arbitration of labor issues, international trade, and other fields traditionally associated with arbitration.
Ad vim majorem vel ad casus fortuitos non tenetur quis, nisi sua culpa intervenerit
No one is held to answer for the effects of superior force or accidents, unless his own fault has contributed.
Adjuvari quippe nos, non decipi, beneficio oportet
Surely we ought to be helped by a benefit, not be entrapped by it.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
A federal agency that carries out the nonjudicial business of the federal courts.The Administrative Office collects statistics on the courts, supervises the administrative personnel, disburses the payroll, and performs other similar functions.
Administrative Procedure Act.
A federal statute establishing practices and procedures to be followed in rulemaking and adjudication. 0 The Act was designed to give citizens basic dueprocess protections such as the right to present evidence and to be heard by an independent hearing officer. 2. A similar state statute.
Administrative expense
see general and administrative expense.
Adverse authority
authority that is unfavorable to an advocate's position. ( most ethical codes require counsel to disclose adverse authority in the controlling jurisdiction even if the opposing counsel has not cited it.
Adversus extraneos vitiosa possessio prodesse solet
Possession though faulty is usually sufficient against outsiders. ( Prior possession is a good title of ownership against all who cannot show a better.
Aequitas supervacua odit
Equity abhors superfluous things.
Aggravated arson
arson accompanied by some aggravating factor, as when the offender foresees or anticipates that one or more persons will be in or near the property being burned.
Aggravated assault
Criminal assault accompanied by circumstances that make it more severe, such as the use of a deadly weapon, the intent to commit another crime, or the intent to cause serious bodily harm.
Aggravated battery
a criminal battery accompanied by circumstances that make it more severe, such as the use of a deadly weapon or the fact that the battery resulted in serious bodily harm.
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.
Aliud est vendere, aliud vendenti consen. Tire
To sell is one thing to give consent. to the seller another.
Alterius circumventio alii non praebet actionem.
A deception practiced upon one person does not give a cause of action to another.
Alternativa petitio non est audienda.
An alternative petition is not to be heard.
Ambiguitas verborum latens verifacatione suppletur; nam quod ex facto oritur ambiguum verificatione facti tollitur
A latent ambiguity in wording is resolved by evidence; for whatever ambiguity arises from an extrinsic fact is resolved by extrinsic evidence.
Ambiguitas verborum patens nulla verificatione excluditur.
A patent ambiguity is not removed by extrinsic evidence (or is never helped by averment).
Ambulatoria est voluntas defuncti usque ad vitae supremum exitum.
The will of a decedent is ambulatory (that is, can be altered) until the last moment of life.
Angliae jura in omni casu libertati dant favorem.
The laws of England are favorable in every case to liberty.
Anniculus trecentesimo sexagesimo-quinto die dicitur, incipiente plane non exacto die, quia annum civiliter non ad momenta temporum sed ad dies numeramur
We call a child a year old on the 365th day, when the day is clearly begun but not ended, because we calculate the civil year not by moments, but by days.
Annus est mora motus quo suum planeta pervolvat circulum.
A year is the duration of the motion by which a planet revolves through its orbit.
Applicatio est vita regulae.
The application is the life of a rule.
Appointive asset
an asset distributed under a power of appointment.
Arbor civilis
[latin "civil tree"] a genealogical tree.
Architectural review
see design review.
Arcta et salva custodia
[law latin] hist. In close and safe custody. ( a defendant arrested under the writ of capias ad satisfaciendum was said to be kept arcta et salva custodia. Ardour. [law french] hist. An arsonist.
Area variance
see variance