Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Nemo alienae rei, sine satisdatione, defensor idoneus intelligitur

No one is considered a competent defender of another's property, without security.

Nullus idoneus testis in re sua intelligitur

No one is understood to be a competent witness in his own cause.

idoneus

adj. [Latin] Roman law. (Of a person or thing) appropriate or suitable. e A responsible or solvent man, for example, was known as an idoneus homo, while a pledge of sufficient security was termed idonea cautio. -Also spelled idoneous.