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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

denuntiatio

n. [Latin] 1. Roman & civil law. A declaration intended to protect or set in motion the enforcement of the declarer's right; esp., a report of a crime. 2. Hist. A summons; a public notice. 3. Scots law. A report of someone to be a rebel.

litis denuntiatio

n. [Latin] Civil law. The process by which a land purchaser, sued for possession of the land by a third party, notified the land seller and demanded aid in defending the suit under the seller's warranty of title. - Also spelled litis denunciatio. Cf. LITEM DENUNTIARE.