Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Nihil habet forum ex scena

The court has nothing to do with what is not before it.

nihil habet

[Latin "he has nothing"] A form of return by a sheriff or constable who was unable to serve a scire facial or other writ on the defendant. See SCIRE FACIAS.

unde nihil habet

[Law Latin "whereof she has nothing"] Hist. A writ of dower for a widow where no dower had been assigned to her within the time allowed by law.