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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

de melioribus damnis

[Law Latin] Of the better damages. ( This term describes a plaintiff's election of the defendant against which to take judgment when the jury has mistakenly awarded separate damages against two or more defendants for a joint tort. Under these circumstances, the plaintiff could take a judgment against the defendant that had been assessed the greatest damages, and then enter a nolle prosequi against the others. demented, adj. Not of sound mind; insane.

melioribus damnis

See DE MELIORIBUS DAMNIS.