Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Non praestat impedimentum quod de jure non sortitur effectum
A thing that has no effect in law is not an impediment.
Non valet impedimentum quod de jure non sortitur effectum
An impediment that does not derive its effect from the law has no force.
Remoto impedimento, emergit action
When the impediment has been removed, the action arises.
Ubi aliquid impeditur propter unum, eo remoto, tollitur impedimentum.
When anything is impeded by reason of one thing, when that is removed, the impediment is removed.
canonical impediment
A condition rendering a marriage subject to annulment. 0 The canonical impediments are consangruinity, affinity, and impotence.
diriment impediment
n. [fr. Latin dirimens impedimentum "nullifying impediment"] Hist. A bar to marriage (such as a close familial relationship) that annuls a marriage as a matter of law.
impediment
A hindrance or obstruction; esp., some fact (such as legal minority) that bars a marriage, if known, but that does not void the marriage if discovered after the ceremony.