Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
denuntiatio
n. [Latin] 1. Roman & civil law. A declaration intended to protect or set in motion the enforcement of the declarer's right; esp., a report of a crime. 2. Hist. A summons; a public notice. 3. Scots law. A report of someone to be a rebel.
litis denuntiatio
n. [Latin] Civil law. The process by which a land purchaser, sued for possession of the land by a third party, notified the land seller and demanded aid in defending the suit under the seller's warranty of title. - Also spelled litis denunciatio. Cf. LITEM DENUNTIARE.
novi operis nuntiatio
n. [Latin "new work protest"] Roman law. A protest or prohibition against an opus novum ("new work"). ( A person whose rights were impaired by the building or tearing of down a structure could protest at the worksite and forbid further activity. - Also termed (edictum) de novi operis nuntiatione.
nuntiatio
n. [Latin "a declaration"] Hist. A formal declaration or protest. ( A nuntiatio novi operiis was an injunction placed on the construction of a new building by the person protesting the construction. - Also spelled nunciato. nuntio. See NUNCIO.
operis novi nuntiatio
[Latin "declaration of a new work"] Civil law. A protest or warning against a new work undertaken by another to one's detriment.