Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

brother-german

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brother-german.

A full brother; a child of both of one's own parents.

cousin-german

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cousin-german.

A first cousin; a child of a full sibling of one's mother or father.

german

adj. Having the same parents or grandparents; closely related.

germane

adj. Relevant; pertinent <the case law cited in the brief was not germane to the legal issue pending before the court>.

germanus

[Latin] Roman law. 1. adj. Having the same father and mother. 2. n A whole brother; a child of both of one's own parents.

homo Romanus (ra-may-nas). A Roman. ( A term used in Germanic law codes to describe the Roman inhabitants of Gaul and other former Roman provinces. homo sui juris

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