Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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A justitia (quasi a quodam fonte) omnia jura emanant
From justice, as from a fountain. all rivhts flow
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.
Aliquid conceditur ne injuria remaneat ampunita quod alias non concederetur
Something is conceded that otherwise would not be conceded, so that a wrong not remain unpuir ished.
Cui jurisdictio data est, ea quoque concessa esse videntur sine quibus jurisdictio explicari non potest
To whom jurisdiction is given, those things also are considered to be granted without which the jurisdiction cannot be exercised. ( That is, the grant of jurisdiction implies the grant of all powers necessary to its exercise.
Frustra fit per plura quod fieri potest per pauciora
That is done vainly through many measures if it can be accomplished through fewer.
In vocibus videndum non a quo sed ad quid sumatur
In discourse it is not the point from which but the end to which it is drawn that should be regarded.
Legatus regis vice fungitur a quo destinatur, et honorandus est sicut ille cujus vicem gerit
An ambassador fills the place of the king by whom he is sent, and is to be honored as he is whose place he fills.
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.
Necessitas sub lege non continetur, quia quod alias non est licitum necessitas facit licitum
Necessity is not restrained by law; since what otherwise is not lawful necessity makes lawful.
Non debeo melioris conditionis esse quam auctor meus a quo jus in me transit
I ought not to be in better condition than the person to whose rights I succeed.
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A derogatory clause does not prevent things from being dissolved by the same power by which they were originally made.
Non valebit felonis generatio nee ad haereditatem paternam vel maternam; si autem ante feloniam generationem- fecerit, talis generatio succedit in haereditate patris vel matris a quo non fuerit feloni
The offspring of a felon cannot succeed either to a maternal or paternal inheritance; but if the felon had offspring before the felony, the offspring may succeed to the inheritance of the father or mother by whom no felony was committed.
Omnis exceptio est ipsa quoque regula
Every exception is itself also a rule.
Quando dispositio referri potent ad duas res, ita quod secundum relationem unam vitiatur et secundum alteram utilis sit, tum facienda est relatio ad illam ut valeat dispositio
When a disposition can refer to two matters, so that according to one reference it would be void and by another it would be effective, reference must be made to the latter, so that the disposition may take effect.
Quisquis est qui velit jurisconsultus haberi, continuet studium, velit a quocunque doceri
Whoever there is who wishes to be regarded as a jurisconsult (legal expert) should prolong his study and be willing to be taught by everyone.
Quod a quoque poenae nomine exactum est id eidem restituere nemo cogitur
What has been exacted from someone as a penalty no one is obliged to restore to him.
a quo
adu. [latin] from which. - also termed
aqua quotidiana
n. daily water; water that can be drawn at all times of the year.
court a quo
A court from which a case has been removed or appealed.
dies a quo
n. [Latin "the day from which"] Civil law. A transaction's commencement date; the date from which to compute time, such as a day when interest begins to accrue.
judex a quo
Civil law. A judge from whom an appeal is taken.