Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Argumentum ad misericordiam
[latin] an argument appealing to pity.
Lex Angliae est lex misericordiae
The law of England is a law of mercy.
Putius semper est errare in acquietando quam in puniendo, ex parte misericordiae quam ex parte justitiae
It is always safer to err in acquitting than in punishing, (and) on the side of mercy than of justice.
de moderata misericordia capienda
n. [Law Latin "for taking a moderate amercement"] Hist. A writ ordering a bailiff to take a moderate penalty from a party who had been excessively penalized in a court not of record. The writ was founded on Magna Carta.
in misericordia
[Law Latin] See IN MERCY.
misericordia
[Law Latin] Hist. 1. Mercy. 2. An arbitrary fine as a punishment. 3. An exemption from a fine.
misericordia communis
[Law Latin] Hist. A fine levied on a whole county.