Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
de idiota inquirendo
[Latin "of inquiring concerning an idiot"] Hist. A writ directing the sheriff to open an inquiry before a jury of 12 into whether a person is an idiot, that is, mentally incapable of managing personal affairs.
de lunatico inquirendo
n. [Law Latin "for inquiring about a lunatic"] Hist. A writ or commission to determine whether a person is a lunatic. -Also termed commission of lunacy. dem. abbr. DEMISE.
idiota inquirendo
See DE IDIOTA INQUIRENDO.
inquirendo
[Latin] Hist. An inquiry or investigation; esp., an inquiry into a matter concerning the Crown's interests, such as lands that are forfeited to the Crown.