Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Ad ea quae frequentius accidunt jura adaptantur
The laws are adapted to those cases that occur more frequently.
Brevia, tam originalia quam judicialia, patiuntur anglica nomina
Writs, original as well as judicial, bear English names.
Clausula quae abrogationem excludit ab initio non valet
A clause that precludes abrogation is invalid from the beginning.
Ea quae commendandi causa in venditionibus dicuntur, si palam appareant venditorem non obligant.
Those things that, by way of commendation, are stated at sales, if they are openly apparent, do not hind they are openly apparent do not bind the seller.
Ea quae dari impossibilia sunt, vel quae in rerum natura non sunt, pro non adjectis habentur
Those things that cannot be given, or that are not in the nature of things, are considered as not added (as no part of the agreement).
Ea quae raro accidunt non temere in agendas negotiis computantur
Those things that rarely happen are not to be taken into account in the transaction of business, without sufficient reason.
Facta tenent multa quae fieri prohibentur.
Deeds contain many things that are prohibited to be done.
Frumenta quae sata sunt solo cedere intelliguntur
Grain that has been sown is understood to belong to the soil.
Frustra est potentia quae nunquam venit in actum
Power that never comes to be exercised is useless.
Generalis clausula non porrigitur ad ea quae antea specialiter sunt comprehensa
A general clause does not extend to those things that have been previously provided for specifically.
In facto quod se habet ad bonum et malum magis de bona quam de malo lex intendit.
In an act (or deed) that may be considered good or bad, the law looks more to the good than to the bad.
In veram quantitatem idejussor teneatur, nisi pro certa quantitate accessit
Let the surety be held for the true amount unless he agreed for a certain amount.
Incerta quantitas vitiat actum
An uncertain quantity vitiates the act.
Neque leges neque senatus consulta ita scribi possunt ut omnes casus qui quandoque inciderint comprehendantur; sed sufficit ea quae plerumque accidunt contineri
Neither laws nor acts of senate can be so written as to include all cases that have happened at any time; it is sufficient that those things that usually occur are encompassed. Dig. 1.3.10. pr.
Nihil infra regnum subditos magic conservat in tranquilitate et concordia quam debita legum administration
Nothing better preserves the subjects of the realm in tranquillity and concord than a due administration of the laws. 2 Co. Inst. 158.
Non impedit clausula derogatoria quo mi nus ab eadem potestate res dissolvantur ca qua constituuntur
A derogatory clause does not prevent things from being dissolved by the same power by which they were originally made.
Nulla curia quae recordum non habet potest imponere finem neque aliquem rnandare carceri; quia ista spectant tantummodo ad curias de recordo
No court that does not have a record can impose a fine or commit any person to prison; because those powers look only to courts of record.
Omnia quae jure contrahuntur contrario jure pereunt
All obligations contracted under a law are destroyed by a law to the contrary.
Omnia quae sunt uxoris sunt ipsius viri
All things that are the wife's belong to her husband.
Pacta conventa quae neque contra leges neque dolo malo inita sunt, omni modo observanda sunt
Contracts that have been entered neither illegally nor with fraud must in all respects be observed.
Pacta quae contra leges constitutionesque vel contra bonos mores fount nullam vim habere, indubitati juris est
It is a matter of unquestionable law that contracts against the laws and statutes, or against moral standards, have no force.
Pacta quae turpem causam continent non sunt observanda
Contracts founded upon an immoral consideration are not to be observed.
Perpetua lex est nullam legem humanam ac positivam perpetuam esse; et clausula quae abrogationem excludit ab initio non valet
It is a perpetual law that no human or positive law can be perpetual; and a clause in a law that precludes abrogation is void from the outset.
Plus exempla quam peccata nocent
Exam ples hurt more than offenses.
Praestat cautela quam medela
Prevention is better than cure.
Quando charta continet generalem clausulam, posteaque descendit ad verba specialia quae clausulae generali sunt consentanea, interpretanda est charta secundum verba specialia
When a deed contains a general clause, and afterwards descends to special words that are consistent with the general clause, the deed is to be construed according to the special words.
Secta quae scripto nititur a scripto variari non debet
A suit that relies upon a writing ought not to vary from the writing.
Tacita quaedam habentur pro expressis
Certain things though unexpressed are consid- ered as expressed.
Tuta est custodia quae sibimet creditur
The guardianship is secure that is entrusted to itself alone.
Ubi non adest norma legis, omnia quasi pro suspectis habenda sunt
Where there is no rule of law, everything must be held, as it were, suspect.
Ubi nulls est conjectura quae ducat alio, verba intelligenda sunt ex proprietate non grammatica sed populari ex usu
Where there is no inference that would lead in another direction, the words are to be understood according to their proper meaning, not strictly accordin" to gnaintiiar but acrc)rdiw, to ponol:cr usage.
Vana est illa potentia quae nunquam venit in actum
Vain is that power that never comes into action.
Verba non tam intuenda quam causa et natura rei, ut mens contrahentium ex eis potius quam ex verbis appareat
The words (of a contract) are not to be looked to so much as the cause and nature of the matter, so that the intention of the contracting parties may appear from these rather than from the (mere words.
Verba posteriora propter certitudinem addita, ad priora quae certitudine indigent, sunt referenda
Later words added for the purpose of certainty are to be referred to preceding words in which certainty is wanting.
Verba quae aliquid operari possunt non debent esse superflua
Words that can have some effect ought not to be (treated as) superfluous.
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.
a qua
[latin] see a quo.
a qua.
see , ad quem; court a quo under court. a.r. abbr. anno regni.
diligentia quam suis rebus
n. [Latin] The care that an ordinary person exercises in managing his or her affairs. See ordinary diligence under DILIGENCE."The texts distinguish two standards of diligence, a higher and a lower. The higher is the diligence which the good father of a family habitually exhibits in his own affairs (diligentia exacta or exactissima - diligentia boni patrishamilias). The lower is
extra quatuor maria
[Latin] 1. Beyond the four seas. 2. Out of the kingdom of England.
intra quattuor maria
adu. & adj. [Latin] Within the four seas.
vexata quaestio
See VEXED QUESTION.