Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
A justitia (quasi a quodam fonte) omnia jura emanant
From justice, as from a fountain. all rivhts flow
Accipere quid ut justitiam facias non est tam accipere quam extorquere
To accept anything as a reward for doing justice is rather extorting than accepting.
Actio quaelibet it sua via
Every action proceeds in its own course.
Ad ea quae frequentius accidunt jura adaptantur
The laws are adapted to those cases that occur more frequently.
Ad quaestiones facti non respondent judices; ad quaestiones legis non respondent juratores
Judges do not answer questions of fact; jurors do not answer questions of law.
Ad quaestiones legis judices, et non juratores, respondent
Judges, and not jurors, answer questions of law.
Aequior est dispositio legis quam hominis
The law's disposition is more impartial than man's.
Aequitas est correctio legis generaliter latae qua parte deficit
Equity is the correction of some part of the law where by reason of its generality it is defective.
Aestimatio praeteriti delicti ex postremo facto nunquam crescit
The assessment of a past offense never increases from a subsequent fact.
Affectus punitur licet non sequatur effectus
The intention is punished even if the object is not achieved.
Aqua cedit solo.
The water goes with the ground. ( A grant of the land includes the water on it.
Aqua currit et debet currere ut currere solebat.
Water runs and ought to run as it was wont to run.
Arrest in quarters
see arrest on final process under arrest.
Bad-boy disqualification
an issuer's disqualification from certain sec-registration exemptions as a result of the issuer's securities-law violations.
Benedicta est expositio quando res redimitur a destructione
Blessed is the exposition when a thing is saved from destruction.
Benigne faciendae sunt interpretationes propter simplicitatem laicorum, ut res magis valeat quam pereat; et verba intentioni, non a contra, debent inservire
Constructions (of written instruments) are to be made liberally, for the simplicity of laymen, in order that the matter may have effect rather than fail (or become void); and words must be subject to the intention, not the intention to the words.
Benigne faciendae sunt interpretations chartarum, ut res magis valeat quam pereat; et quaelibet concessio fortissime contra donatorem interpretanda est
Deeds should be subject to liberal interpretation, so that the matter may take effect rather than fail; and every grant is to be taken most strongly against the grantor.
Bis idem exigi bona fides non patitur, et in satisfactionibus non permittitur amplius fieri quam semel factum est
Good faith does not allow the same thing to be exacted twice; and in satisfying claims, it is not permitted that more should be done after satisfaction has once been rendered.
Breve ita dicitur, quia rein de qua agitur, et intentionem petentis, paucis verbis breviter enarrat
A writ is called a "breve" because it briefly states, in few words, the matter in dispute, and the object of the party seeking relief.
Brevia, tam originalia quam judicialia, patiuntur anglica nomina
Writs, original as well as judicial, bear English names.
Causa ecclesiae publicis aequiparatur; et summa est ratio quae pro religione facit
The cause of the church is equal to public causes; and paramount is the reason that acts in favor of religion.
Certa debet esse intentio et narratio et certum fundamentum et certa res quae deducitur in judicium
The design and narration ought to be certain, the foundation certain, and the matter certain that is brought into court to be tried.
Citationes non concedantur priusquam exprimatur super qua re fieri debet citatio
Citations should not be granted before it is stated about what matter the citation is to be made.
Clam delinquens magis punitur quam palam
A person who does wrong secretly is punished more severely than one who acts openly. 8 Coke 127.
Clausula generalis de residuo non ea complectitur quae non ejusdem sint generis cum its quae speciatim dicta fuerant
A general clause of remainder does not embrace those things that are not of the same kind as those that had been specially mentioned.
Clausula quae abrogationem excludit ab initio non valet
A clause that precludes abrogation is invalid from the beginning.
Commercium jure gentium commune esse debet et non in monopolium et privatum paucorum quaestum convertendum
Commerce, by the law of nations, ought to be common and not converted into a monopoly and the private gain of a few.
Conditio beneficialis, quae statum construit, benigne secundum verborum intentionem est interpretanda; odiosa autem quae statum destruit stricte, secundum verborum proprietatem, accipienda
A beneficial condition that creates an estate ought to be construed favorably, according to the intention of the words; but a condition that destroys an estate is odious and ought to be construed according to the strict sense of the words.
Conditio praecedens adimpleri debet prius quam sequatur ejfectus
A condition precedent ought to be fulfilled before the effect can follow.
Conditiones quaelibet odiosae; maxime autem contra matrimonium et commercium
Any conditions are odious, but especially those against matrimony and commerce.
Confirmare nemo potest priusquam jus ei acciderit
No one can confirm before the right accrues to him.
Conscientia dicitur a con et scio, quasi scire cum Deo.
Conscience is so called from con and scio, to know, as it were, with God.
Consilia multorum quaeruntur (requiruntur) in magnis.
The advice of many is sought in great affairs.
Consuetudo contra rationem introducta potius usurpatio quam consuetudo appellari debet.
A custom introduced against reason ought rather to be called a usurpation than a custom.
Consuetudo, licet sit magnae auctoritatis, nunquam tamen praejudicat manifestae veritati.
A custom, even if it is of great authority, is never prejudicial to plain truth.
Contra veritatem lex nunquam aliquid permittit
The law never allows anything contrary to truth.
Contractus est quasi actus contra actum
A contract is, as it were, act against act.
Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Hist. 1. English law. A court of criminal jurisdiction held in each county (or borough) once in every quarter of a year. * The court was made up of a county's justices of the peace. It committed certain cases to the Assizes. Quarter Sessions were abolished in 1971, with most jurisdiction transferred to the Crown Court. - Often shortened to Quarter Sessions; Sessions. "The court of general quarter sessions of the peace is a court that must be held in every county, once in every quarter of a year .... It is held before two or more justices of the peace, one of which must be of the quorum. The jurisdiction of this court, by statute 34 Edw. III. c. I. extends to the trying and determining all felonies and trespasses whatsoever, though they seldom, if ever, try any greater offence than small felonies within the benefit of clergy ...." 4 William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England 268 (1769) 2. A court held in some states four times a year with jurisdiction over misdemeanors and occasionally tasks of an administrative nature, such as the care of public roads and bridges. -Often shortened to Quarter Session Court. -Also termed Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace.
Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace
See COURT OF GENERAL QUARTER SESSIONS OF THE PEACE.
Creditorum appellatione non hi tantum accipiuntur qui pecuniam crediderunt, sed omnes quibus ex qualibet causa debetur
Under the name of creditors are included not only those who have lent money, but also all to whom a debt is owed from any cause.
Cum de lucro duorum quaeritur melior est causa possidentis
When there is a question of gain between two people, the cause of the, possessor is the better.
Cum quod ago non valet ut ago, valeat quantum valere potest
When that which I do is of no effect as I do it, let it have as much effect as it can (that is, in some other way).
Cybersquatting
The act of reserving a domain name on the Internet, esp. a name that would be associated with a company's trademark, and then seeking to profit by selling or licensing the name to the company that has an interest in being identified with it.
De fide et officio judicis non recipitur quaestio, sed de scientia sive sit error juris sive facti
The good faith and honesty of purpose of a judge cannot be questioned, but his knowledge may be impugned if there is an error either of law or of fact.
Decipi quam fallere est tutius
It is safer to be deceived than to deceive.
Divinatio, non interpretatio, est quae omnino recedit a litera
It is a guess, not interpretation, that altogether departs from the letter.
Donator nunquam desinit possidere antequam donatarius incipiat possidere
A donor never ceases to have possession until the donee obtains possession.
Dormiunt aliquando leges, nunquam moriuntur
Laws sometimes sleep but never die.
Dos rationabilis vel legitima est cujuslibet mulieris de quocunque tenemento tertia pars omnium terrarum et tenementorum, quae vir suus tenuit in dominio suo ut de feodo, etc
Reasonable or legitimate dower belongs to every woman of a third part of all the lands and tenements of which her husband was seised in his demesne, as of fee, etc.
Double quarrel
See DUPLEX QUERELA.