Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
absolute nullity
See NULLITY
decree of nullity
decree declaring a marriage to be void ab initio. See NULLITY OF MARRIAGE.
nullity
1. Something that is legally void <the forged commercial transfer is a nullity. 2. The fact of being legally void <she filed a petition for nullity of marriage>.
nullity of marriage
, 1. The invalidity of a presumed or supposed marriage because it is void on its face or has been voided by court order. ( A void marriage, as in an incestuous marriage, is invalid on its face and requires no formality to end. A voidable marriage, such as a marriage lacking requisite parental consent, requires a court order to invalidate."The declaration of nullity is appropriate if the marriage is relatively null or absolutely null yet one or both spouses were in good faith. If the marriage is relatively null, civil effects flow until the declaration of nullity. On the other hand, the marriage that is absolutely null generally produces civil effects only if one or both of the spouses were in good faith and only so long as good faith lasts." 16 Katherine S. Spaht & W. Lee Hargrave, Louisiana Ciuil Law Treatise: Matrimonial Regimes ยง 7.6, at 348 (2d ed. 1997).2. A suit brought to nullify a marriage. SeeANNULMENT.
relative nullity
Civil law. 1. A legal nullity that can be cured by confirmation because the object of the nullity is valid. 2. The state of such a nullity.