Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
In dubio, haec legis constructio quam verba ostendunt.
In a doubtful case, the construction of the law is what the words indicate.
In dubio, pars mitior est sequenda.
In a doubtful case, the gentler course is to be followed.
In dubio, pro lege fori.
In a doubtful case, the law of the forum (is to be favored).
In dubio, sequendum quod tutius est.
In a doubtful case, the safer course is to be followed.
Verba aequivoca ac in dubio sensu posita intelliguntur digniori et potentiori sensu
Equivocal words and those in a doubtful sense are understood in the more suitable and more effective sense.
in dubio
adv. & adj. [Latin] In doubt.