Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Nemo alienae rei, sine satisdatione, defensor idoneus intelligitur
No one is considered a competent defender of another's property, without security.
defensor
n. [fr. Latin defendere "to forbid"] 1. Roman law. A defender of another's interests in court; an advocate, esp. for a corporation. Cf. PROCURATOR LITIS. 2. Roman law. DEFENSOR CIVITATIS. 3. Hist. Eccles. law. An advocate or patron of a church; a church warden. 4. Hist. A guardian; a protector; a defender.
defensor civitatis
n. [Latin "defender of the city"] Roman law. An officer conducting public business, including protecting people, esp. the poor, from legal injustices, adjudicating certain minor offenses and pecuniary matters, and acting as a notary in the execution of a will or other transfer. -Often shortened to defensor.
defensor fidei
n. [Latin "defender of the faith"] A unique title of the sovereign of England, first granted by Pope Leo X to Henry VIII for writing against Martin Luther. 9 The Pope later withdrew the title because of Henry's harsh regulation of the church, but the title was again bestowed on the King by Parliament. The term is similar to the application of "Catholic" to the Spanish sovereign and "Most Christian" to the French sovereign. - Also termed Defender of the Faith.