Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Accessorius sequitur naturam sui principalis
An accessory follows the nature of his principal.
Actus judiciarius coram non judice irritus habetur; de ministeriali autem a quocunque provenit ratum esto
A judicial act before one not a judge (or without jurisdiction) is void; as to a ministerial act, from whomsoever it proceeds, let it be valid.
Ad ea quae frequentius accidunt jura adaptantur
The laws are adapted to those cases that occur more frequently.
Alterius circumventio alii non praebet actionem.
A deception practiced upon one person does not give a cause of action to another.
Arcarius
[latin] hist. A treasurer; a keeper of public money.
Argentarius
.[latin; roman law. A moneylender; a banker
Argentarius miles
n. [law latin] hist. A money porter who carries money from the lower to the upper exchequer to be examined arid tested
Ascriptitius
n. [latin] roman law. An alien who had been registered and naturalized in the colony where the person resided. - also spelled ascripticius.
Astrarius
n. [law latin "hearth owner"] hist. The owner or occupant of a house. - also termed astrer (as-trar). See heres astrarius under heres.
Bastardus nullius est filius, aut filius popu-
li. A bastard is nobody's son, or the son of the people.
Benignius leges interpretandae sunt quo voluntas earum conservetur
Laws are to be more liberally interpreted so that their intent maybe preserved.
Bis idem exigi bona fides non patitur, et in satisfactionibus non permittitur amplius fieri quam semel factum est
Good faith does not allow the same thing to be exacted twice; and in satisfying claims, it is not permitted that more should be done after satisfaction has once been rendered.
Citationes non concedantur priusquam exprimatur super qua re fieri debet citatio
Citations should not be granted before it is stated about what matter the citation is to be made.
Compromissarius
(kom-pra-mi-sair-ee-as).[Latin] Roman law. See ARBITRATOR.
Conditio praecedens adimpleri debet prius quam sequatur ejfectus
A condition precedent ought to be fulfilled before the effect can follow.
Confirmare est id quod prius infzrmum fuit simul firmare
To confirm is to make firm at once what before was not firm.
Confirmare nemo potest priusquam jus ei acciderit
No one can confirm before the right accrues to him.
Consuetudo contra rationem introducta potius usurpatio quam consuetudo appellari debet.
A custom introduced against reason ought rather to be called a usurpation than a custom.
Consuetudo semel reprobata non potest amplius induci
A custom once disallowed cannot again be introduced.
Cotarius
[Law Latin] Hist. A socage-tenure serf who holds land by paying rent and providing some personal services to the lord. * Both cotarius and coterellus serfs were also known as cottagers. Cf. COTERELLUS.
Court of Nisi Prius
See NISI PRIUS.
Cujus est divisio, alterius est electio
When one of two parties has the division (of an estate), the other has the choice (of the shares). e In partition between coparceners, where the division is made by the eldest, the rule in English law is that she shall choose her share last.
Cum confitente sponte mitius est agendum
One making a voluntary confession is to be dealt with more leniently.
Cyrographarius
[Law Latin] Hist. See CHIROGRAPH (4).
Debitum et contractus sunt nullius loci
Debt and contract belong to no particular place.
Decennarius
n. [Law Latin "a deciner"] One of ten families of freeholders comprising a decennary. See DECENARY.
Decipi quam fallere est tutius
It is safer to be deceived than to deceive.
Designatio unius est exclusio alterius, et expressum facit cessare tacitum
The designation of one is the exclusion of the other; and what is expressed prevails over what is implied.
Dimidius
adj. [Latin "half"] Hist. 1. Half; doubled. 2. Loosely, incomplete.
Donatarius
n. [Latin] A donee; a gift recipient.
Donator nunquam desinit possidere antequam donatarius incipiat possidere
A donor never ceases to have possession until the donee obtains possession.
Drungarius
n. [Law Latin] Hist. 1. A commander of a band of soldiers. 2. A naval commander.
Ebdomadarius
n. [Latin "weekly"] Eccles. law. An officer in a cathedral church who supervises the regular performance of divine service and prescribes the duties of choir members.
Einetius
n. See EIGNE.
Electio est interna libera et spontanea separatio unius rei ab alia, sine compulsione, consistens in animo et voluntate
Election is an internal, free, and spontaneous separation of one thing from another, without compulsion, consisting in intention and will.
Enumeratio unius est exclusio alterius.
Specification of one thing is an exclusion of the other.
Est quiddam perfectius in rebus licitis
There is something more perfect to thing; that are permittined.
Expressio unius est exclusio alterius
The expression of one thing is the exclusion of another. a Also termed Inclusio unius est exclusio alterius or enumeratio unius est exclusao alterius.
Factum unius alteri nocere non debet
The deed of one should not hurt the other.
Falsarius
[Law Latin] Hist. A counterfeiter. - Also spelled falcarious- Also termed falsonarius.
Falsonarius
See FALSARIUS.
Fama, quae suspicionem inducit, oriri debet apud bonos et graves, non quidem malevolos et maledicos, sed providas et fide dignas personas, non semel sed saepius, quia clamor minuit et defamatio manife
Report, which induces suspicion, ought to arise from good and grave men; not, indeed, from malevolent and malicious men, but from cautious and credible persons; not only once, but frequently, for clamor diminishes, and defamation manifests.
Favorabiliores rei potius quam actores habentur
Defendants are rather to be favored than plaintiffs.
Fidei-commissarius
See CESTUI QUE TRUST.
Fides est obligatio conscientiae alicujus ad intentionem alterius
A trust is an obligation of conscience of one to the will of another.
Fiius est interpretari cujus est condere
It is that person's to interpret whose it is to enact.
Fiius est non none qui potest velle
A person may consent tacitly who can consent expressly.
Filius est nomen naturae, sed haeres nomen juris
"Son" is a name of nature, but "heir" a name of law.
Filius in utero matris est pars viscerum matris
A child in the mother's womb is part of the mother's vitals.
Filiusfamilias
[Latin "the son of a family"] Roman law. An uneman-cipated son or daughter, grandson or granddaughter. - Also termed homo alieni juris. "Every Roman citizen is either a paterfamilias or a filiusfamilias, according as he is free from paternal power (homo sui juris) or not (homo alieni juris). Paterfamilias is the generic name for a homo sui juris, whether child or adult, married or unmarried. Filiusfamilias is the generic name for a homo alieni juris, whether son or daughter, grandson or granddaughter, and so on." Rudolph Sohm, The Institutes: A Textbook of the History and System of Roman Private Law 177 (James Crawford Ledlie trans., 3d ed. 1907).