Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

in foro

adu. [Latin] In a forum, court, or tribunal; in the forum.

in foro conscientiae

adu. [Latin "in the forum of conscience"] Privately or morally rather than legally <this moral problem cannot be dealt with by this court, but only in foro conscientiae>.

in foro contentioso

adu. [Latin] In the forum of contention or litigation. in foro ecclesiastico

in foro ecclesiastico

adu. [Law Latin] In an ecclesiastical court.

in foro externo

adu. [Latin "in an external forum"] Eccles. law. In a court that is handling a case pertaining to or affecting the corporate life of the church. See FORUM EXTERNUM.

in foro humano

adu. In a human as opposed to a spiritual forum. "[T]his may be murder or manslaughter in the sight of God, yet in (oro humano it cannot come under the judgment of felony ...." 1 Hale P.C. 429.

in foro interno

adu. [Latin "in an internal forum"] Eccles. law. In a court of conscience; in a court for matters of conscience. See FORUM INTERNUM.

in foro saeculari

adu. [Law Latin] In a secular court.