Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Demidietas

n [law Latin] A half; a moiety.

Dimidietas

n. [Law Latin] Hist. Half of something; a moiety.

de medietate linguae

[Law Latin] Of half-tongue. ( This term describes a jury made up of an equal number of natives and aliens. Edward III originally provided for such a jury in commercial cases when one party was an alien. It was later extended to criminal cases. If enough aliens could not be found, trial proceeded with the available number.

dieta

n. [fr. Latin dies "day"] Hist. 1. A day's journey. 2. A day's work. 3. A day's expenses.

dietary law

Any of the body of laws observed by orthodox Jews regulating which foods may be eaten, how the foods must be prepared and served, and what combinations and contacts (as between meat and milk) are prohibited.

jury de medietate linguae

See JURY.

medietas linguae

n. [Law Latin] Hist. Half-tongue. ( The term was applied to a jury equally divided between natives and aliens. See DE MEDIETATE LINGUAE.