Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Contra legem facit qui id facit quod lex prohibit; in fraudem vero qui, salvis verbis legis, sententiam ejus circumvenit

A person acts contrary to the law who does what the law prohibits; a person acts in fraud of the law who, without violating the wording, circumvents the intention. Dig. 1.3.29.

Defrauder

See FRAUDFEASOR.

Fraus est celare fraudem

It is a fraud to conceal a fraud.

Fraus meretur fraudem

Fraud deserves fraud.

Qui per fraudem agit frustra agit

A person who acts fraudulently acts in vain.

Quod alias bonum et justum est, si per vim vel fraudem petatur, malum et injustum effxcitur

What is otherwise good and just, if it is sought by force or fraud, becomes bad and unjust.

Si quis custos fraudem pupillo fecerit, a tutela removendus est

If a guardian commits fraud against his ward, he is to be removed from the guardianship.

fraude

[French] Civil law. Fraud committed in performing a contract. Cf. DOL.

in fraudem creditorum

adu. [Latin] In fraud of creditors.

in fraudem legis

adu. [Latin] In fraud of the law. 0 With an intent to evade the law.

per fraudem

adu [Latin] By fraud; fraudulently.

replication per fraudem

Common-law pleading. A replication asserting that the discharge pleaded by the defendant was obtained by fraud.