Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Dominate
ub. 1. To master (someone or something); to control (someone or something). 2. Predominate.
Dominatio
n. [Latin] Hist. Lordship; rule.
adverse-domination doctrine
the equitable principle that the statute of limitations on a breach-of-fiduciary-duty claim against officers and directors is tolled as long as a corporate plaintiff is controlled by the alleged wrongdoers. 0 the statute is tolled until a majority of the disinterested directors discover or are put on notice of the claim against the wrongdoers. this doctrine is available to benefit only the corporation.
doctrine of adverse domination
A rule allowing the statute of limitations to be tolled in an action against corporate officers and directors (esp. a corporation's action against its own officers and directors) until the alleged wrongdoers no longer control the corporation. - Also termed adverse domination doctrine.
domina
n. [Law Latin] 1. A lady. 2. A peeress. Cf. DAME (1), (2). dominant estate See ESTATE.
dominant estate
An estate that benefits from an easement. - Also termed dominant tenement; dominant property; upper estate. Cf. servient estate.
dominant tenant
The person who holds a dominant estate and therefore benefits from an easement. Cf. servient tenant.
dominant tenement
See dominant estate under ESTATE (4).
dominant-jurisdiction principle
The rule that the court in which a case is first filed maintains the suit, to the exclusion of all other courts that would also have jurisdiction. dominant property See dominant estate under ESTATE.
praedium dominans
[Latin] A dominant estate.
res dominans
[Latin] The dominant property entitled to enjoy a servitude. See dominant estate under ESTATE.