Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
A jure suo cadunt
They fall from their right. ( That is, they lose their right.
Ad ea quae frequentius accidunt jura adaptantur
The laws are adapted to those cases that occur more frequently.
Aedificia solo cedunt
Buildings go with the land.
Bello parta cedunt reipublicae
Things acquired in war go to the state.
Ea quae raro accidunt non temere in agendas negotiis computantur
Those things that rarely happen are not to be taken into account in the transaction of business, without sufficient reason.
Generalia praecedunt, specialia sequuntur.
Things general precede; things special follow.
In ambiguo sermone non utrumque dicimus sed id duntaxat quod volumus.
When the language we use is ambiguous, we do not use it in a double sense, but merely in the sense that we intend.
In dubio, haec legis constructio quam verba ostendunt.
In a doubtful case, the construction of the law is what the words indicate.
In his quae de jure communi omnibus conceduntur, consuetudo alicrsjus patriae vel loci non est alleganda
In those things that by common right are conceded to all, the custom of a particular country or place is not to be adduced.
Jura regis specialia non conceduntur per generalia verba
The special rights of the king are not granted by general words.
La ley favour l'inheritance dun home
The law favors a man's inheritance.
La ley favour la vie dun home
The law favors a man's life.
Multa conceduntur per obliquum quae non conceduntur de directo
Many things are conceded indirectly that are not allowed directly.
Neque leges neque senatus consulta ita scribi possunt ut omnes casus qui quandoque inciderint comprehendantur; sed sufficit ea quae plerumque accidunt contineri
Neither laws nor acts of senate can be so written as to include all cases that have happened at any time; it is sufficient that those things that usually occur are encompassed. Dig. 1.3.10. pr.
Nunquam res humanae prospere succedunt ubi negliguntur divinae
Human affairs never prosper when divine ones are neglected.
Quae dubitationis causa tollendae inseruntur communem legem non laedunt
Whatever is inserted for the purpose of removing doubt does not hurt the common law.
Quae dubitationis tollendae causa contractibus inseruntur jus commune non laedunt
Clauses inserted in agreements to remove ambiguity do not prejudice the general law. Dig. 50.17.81.
Quando lex aliquid alicui concedit, omnia incidentia tacite conceduntur
When the law gives anything to anyone, it gives tacitly all that is incident to it.
Rerum progressus ostendunt multa, quae in initio praecaveri seu praevideri non possunt
The course of events reveals many things that in the beginning could not be guarded against or foreseen.
Reservatio non debet esse de proficuis ipsis quia ea conceduntur, sed de redditu novo extra proficua
A reservation ought not to be of the annual increase itself, because it is granted, but of new rent apart from the annual increase.
Secta est pugna civilis, sicut actores armantur actionibus, et quasi accinguntur gladiis, its rei (e contra) muniuntur exceptionibus, et defenduntur quasi clypeis
A suit is a civil battle; just as the plaintiffs are armed with actions and, as it were, girded with swords, so (against them) the defendants are fortified with pleas, and defended as though by shields.
Statuta suo clauduntur territorio, nec ultra territorium disponunt
Statutes are confined to their own territory and have no extraterritorial effect.
Timores vani sunt aestimandi qui non cadunt in constantem virum
Those fears must be considered vain (or frivolous) that do not affect a man of steady character.
Vani timores sunt aestimandi, qui non cadunt in constantem virem
Those fears are to be considered groundless that do not affect a man of steady character.
communi dividundo
See DE COMMUNI DIVIDUNDO.
de communi diaidundo
n. [Latin "for dividing a thing held in common"] Roman & civil law. An action to partition common property. - Also termed actio de communi diuidendo.
dun
ub. To demand payment from (a delinquent debtor) <his creditors are dunning him daily>. - dun, n.
dungeon
1. The bottom part of a fortress or tower, often used as a prison. - Also termed dungeon-keep. 2. A dark underground prison.
dunnage
Anything, esp. pieces of wood, that are put underneath or between cargo on a vessel to prevent the cargo from bruising or getting wet from water leaking into the hold.
peine forte et dune
[French "strong and hard punishment"] Hist. The punishment of an alleged felon who refused to plead, consisting of pressing or crushing the person's body under heavy weights until the accused either pleaded or died. "In all other felonies, however, the punishment of pet ne forte et dure was, until lately, denounced as the consequence of an obstinate silence. The greatest caution and deliberation were indeed to be exercised before it was resorted to; and the prisoner was not only to have trina admonitio,' but a respite of a few hours, and the sentence was to be distinctly read to him, that he might be 'ly aware of the penalty be was incurring." 1 Joseph ,tty, A Practical Treatise on the Criminal Law 425-26 I ed. 1826).old English law, a person charged with felony who, refusing to accept jury trial, was pressed to death (peine forte et dure), was not regarded as committing suicide, so that he did not forfeit his property." Glanville Williams, The Sanctity of Life and the Criminal Law 270 n.4 (1957).
ui non cadunt in constantem virum, vani timores sunt aestimandi
Those fears are considered vain (or frivolous) that do not affect a man of stable character.