Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Deus solus haeredem facere potest, non homo
God alone, and not man, can make an heir.
Haeredem Deus facit, non homo
God, and not man, makes the heir.
Homo potent esse habilis et inhabilis diversis temporibus
A person may be capable and incapable at different times.
Homo vocabulum est naturae; persona juris civilis
"Man" (homo) is a term of nature; "person" (persona), a term of civil law.
Homologacion
See HOMOLOGATION,
Omnis persona est homo, sed non vicissim
Every person is a human being, but not every human being a person.
Persona est homo cum statu quodam consideratus
A person is a human being considered with reference to a certain status.
francus homo
Hist. A free man.
homo
n. [Latin] Hist. 1. A male human. 2. A member of humankind; a human being of either sex. 3. A slave. 4. A vassal; a feudal tenant. 5. A retainer, dependent, or servant. Pl. homines. See HOMINES.
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
See PATERFAMILIAS.
homo alieni juris
See FILIUSFAMILIAS.
homo chartularius
A slave manumitted by charter.
homo commendatus
A man who commends himself into another's power for protection or support.
homo ecclesiasticus
A church vassal; one bound to serve a church, esp. in an agricultural capacity.
homo exercitalis
A man of the army; a soldier.
homo feodalis
A fee man; a vassal or tenant who holds a fee.
homo fiscalis
A servant or vassal belonging to the treasury (fiscus). - Also termed homo fiscalinus.
homo francus
1. Hist. In England, a freeman. 2. A Frenchman.
homo ingenuus
A free and lawful man; a yeoman.
homo liber
1. A free man. 2. A freeman lawfully competent to be a juror. 3. An allodial proprietor, as distinguished from a feudal tenant. See ALLODIAL.
homo ligius
A liege man, esp. the vassal of a king.
homo novus
1. A new tenant or vassal; one invested with a new fee. 2. A tenant pardoned after being convicted of a crime.
homo pertinens
A feudal bondman or vassal; one belonging to the soil. homo regius (ree jee-as). A king's vassal.
homo trium litterarum
["a man of three letters"] A thief. 0 The "three letters" refers to f, u, and r, for the Latin word fur ("thief").
homologare
vb. [Law Latin] Civil law. 1. To confirm or approve; to consent or assent. 2. To confess.
homologate
vb. Civil law. To approve or confirm officially <the court homologated the sale>.
homologation
Civil law. 1. Confirmation, esp. of a court granting its approval to some action. 2. The consent inferred by law from parties' failure, for a tenday period, to complain of an arbitrator's sentence, of an appointment of a syndic (or assignee) of an insolvent, or of a settlement of successions. 3. The approval given by a judge of certain acts and agreements, to render them more binding and executory. - Also termed (in Spanish law) homologacion ([h]oh-moh-loh-gasyohn). See judgment homologating the tableau under JUDGMENT.
judgment homologating the tableau
Civil law. A judgment approving a plan for distributing property of a decedent's estate. ( The distribution plan is known as the tableau of distribution. La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3307. See HOMOLOGATION.
legalis homo
[Latin "lawful man"] Hist. A person who has full legal capacity and full legal rights; one who has not been deprived of any rights in court by outlawry, excommunication, or infamy. ( A legalis homo was said to stand rectus in curia ("right in court"). A lawful man was able to serve as a juror and to swear an oath. Pl. legales homines (la-gay-leez hom-a-neez). - Also termed legal man; lawful man; lageman; liber et legalis homo. See RECTUS IN CURIA.
liber et legalis homo
See LEGALIS HOMO.
medianus homo
[Latin] Hist. A man of middle fortune.
novus homo
n. [Latin "new man"] Hist. A man who has been pardoned for a crime.
probus et legalis homo
[Law Latin] A good and lawful man. ( This phrase referred to a juror who was legally competent to serve on a jury. Pl. probi et legales homines.
stramineus homo
[Latin "man of straw"] See STRAW MAN.