Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
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).
Generale tantum valet in generalibus quantum singulare in singulis
What is general has as much validity among things general as what is particular does among things particular.
Per alluvionem id videtur adici, quod ita paulatim adicitur ut intelligere non possimus quantum quoque momento temporis adiciatur
That is considered "added by alluvion" which accumulates so gradually that we cannot tell how much is added at any one moment of time. Dig. 41.1.7.1.
Quando quod ago non valet ut ago, valeat quantum valere potest
When what I do does not have effect as I do it, let it have as much effect as it can.
Quando res non valet ut ago, valeat quantum valere potest
When the thing is of no force as I do it, let it have as much as it can have.
Qui ignorat quantum solvere debeat, non potest improbus videri
A person who does not know what he ought to pay cannot be regarded as dishonest.( Also in reverse order: Non potest improbus videri qui ignorat quantum solvere debeat. Dig. 50.17.99.
Sapientis judicis est cogitare tantum sibi esse permissum, quantum commissum et creditum
It is the mark of a wise judge to suppose that he is permitted only so much as has been committed and entrusted to him.
Tantum bona valent, quantum vendi possunt
Things are worth as much as they can be sold for.
Tantum concessum quantum scriptum
So much is granted as is written.
Tantum habent de lege, quantum habent de justitia
(Precedents) have value in the law to the extent that they represent justice.
Tantum operatur fictio in casu facto quantum veritas in casu vero
A legal fiction operates to the same extent and effect in the supposed case as the truth does in a real case.
Tantum praescriptum quantum possessum
There is only prescription insofar as there has been possession.
Valeat quantum valere potest
Let it have effect as far as it can have effect.
Verba quantumvis generalia ad aptitudinem restringuntur, etiamsi nullam aliam paterentur restrictionem
Words, howsoever general, are confined to fitness (i.e., to harmonize with the subject matter), even if they would bear no other restriction.
quantum
[Latin "an amount"] The required, desired, or allowed amount; portion or share <a quantum of evidence>. Pl. quanta (kwon-ta).
quantum damnificatus
[Latin "how much damnified"] Hist. The issue of damages submitted by a court of equity to the jury.
quantum meruit
[Latin "as much as he has deserved"] 1. The reasonable value of services; damages awarded in an amount considered reasonable to compensate a person who has rendered services in a quasicontractual relationship. 2. A claim or right of action for the reasonable value of services rendered. 3. At common law, a count in an assumpsit action to recover payment for services rendered to another person. ( Quantum meruit is still used today as an equitable remedy to provide restitution for unjust enrichment. It is often pleaded as an alternative claim in a breach-of-contract case so that the plaintiff can recover even if the contract is voided. See implied-in-law contract under CONTRACT.
quantum valebant
[Latin "as much as they were worth"] 1. The reasonable value of goods and materials. 2. At common law, a count in an assumpsit action to recover payment for goods sold and delivered to another. ( Quantum valebant - although less common than quantum meruit - is still used today as an equitable remedy to provide restitution for another's unjust enrichment. quarantina habenda. See DE QUARANTINA HABENDA.