Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Nemo debet locupletari aliena jactura

No one ought to be enriched at another's expense.

jactura

n. [Latin] Civil law. 1. A throwing of goods overboard to lighten or save a vessel; JETTISON. 2. A loss incurred from this; general average. See general average under AVERAGE. - Also termed jactus.