Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Actori incumbit onus probandi
The burden of proof rests upon the plaintiff.
Bonus judex secundum aequum et bonum judicat, et aequitatem stricto juri praefert
A good judge decides according to fairness and the good and prefers equity to strict law.
Conusance
Hist. 1. Cognizance; jurisdiction. ( The word conusance is actually an archaic form of cognizance. See COGNIZANCE (1); CLAIM OF COGNIZANCE. 2. JUDICIAL NOTICE. 3. An acknowledgment (of a debt, act, or opposing claim). ( Examples of conusance include an acknowledgment in replevin that the defendant took the sued-for goods, or an acknowledgment in a land transfer (by fine) that the grantee is entitled to the land. See FINE (1).
Conusant
adj. (Of a person) having cognizance or knowledge. See COGNIZANCE. conusee (kon-ya-zee). See COGNIZEE.
Conusor
See COGNIZOR.
Cujus est commodum, ejus est onus
The person who has the benefit has also the burden.
Judex bonus nihil ex arbitrio suo faciat nec propositione domesticae voluntatis, sed juxta leges et jura pronunciet
A good judge should do nothing from his own preference or from the prompting of his private desire; but he should pronounce according to law and justice.
Nonuse
1. The failure to exercise a right <nonuse of the easement>. 2. The condition of not being utilized <the equipment was in nonuse>.
Nonuser
The failure to exercise a right (such as a franchise or easement), as a result of which the person having the right might lose it <the government may not revoke a citizen's voting right because of nonuser>. Cf. USER (1).
Qui sentit commodum, sentire debet et onus
A person who feels the benefit ought also to feel the burden.
Qui sentit onus, sentire debet et commodum
A person who feels the burden ought also to feel the benefit.
Ubi onus ibi emolumentum
Where the bur den is, there is the profit or advantage.
bonus
1 A premium paid in addition to what is due or expected <year-end bonus> ( In the employment context, workers' bonuses are not a gift or gratuity; they are paid for services or on consideration in addition to or in excess of the compensation that would ordinarily be given. 2. Oil & gas. A payment made to the lessee for the execution of an oil-and-gas lease <the lessee received a large bonus at closing>. "The amount of bonus paid, usually referred to as a per acre amount, may fluctuate widely between properties. The amount paid depends upon the nature of the development activity in the vicinity. If the land is located in a semi-proven area, or in a logical extension of a proven field, the bonus paid may be substantial." Richard W. Hemingway, The Law of Oil and Gas ยง 2.5, at 57 (3d ed. 1991
bonus share
See bonus stock under STOCK.
bonus stock
A stock share that is issued for no consideration, as an enticement to buy some other type or class of security. ( It is considered a type of watered stock. - Also termed bonus share.
bonus zoning
See incentive zoning.
claim of conusance
See CLAIM OF COGNIZANCE.
diaconus
n. [Law Latin] A deacon. See DEACON.
dolus bonus
[Latin "good deceit"] Shrewdness or justifiable deceit, as when a person lies to an attacker to prevent an assault. ( Dolus bonus does not produce any legal consequences.
lieu conus
n. [Law French] Hist. A place generally known and noticed by those about it, such as a castle or manor.
no-bonus clause.
Landlord-tenant law. A lease provision that takes effect upon governmental condemnation, limiting the lessee's damages to the value of any improvements to the property and preventing the lessee from recovering the difference between the lease's fixed rent and the property's market rental value. See CONDEMNATION.
onus
. 1. A burden; a load. 2. A disagreeable responsibility; an obligation. 3. ONUS PROBANDI.
onus probandi
[Latin] BURDEN OF PROOF. - Often shortened to onus. op. abbr. (often cap.) 1. OPINION (I). 2. Opinions.
reverse bonus
See reverse contingent fee under CONTINGENT FEE.
stock bonus plan
A special type of profitsharing plan in which the distribution of benefits is in the form of the employer-company's own stock.