Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
A communi observantia non est recedendum
There should be no departure from common observance (or usage).
A digniori fieri debet denominatio et resolutio
The denomination and explanation ought to be derived from the more worthy.
A jure suo cadunt
They fall from their right. ( That is, they lose their right.
A render
[law french i to render; to yield.
A reorganization
A reorganization that involves a merger or consolidation under a specific state statute.
A rescriptis valet argumentum
An argument from rescripts (i.e., original writs in the register) is valid.
A responses
n. [law latin] se(, apocrisarius.
A summo remedio ad in feriorem actionem non habetur regressus neque auxilium
From the highest remedy to an inferior action there is no recourse or assistance.
A terme que west mye encore passe
[law french] for a term that has not yet passed.
A verbis legis non est recedendum
From the words of the law there is to be no departure.
AGGREGATION. - juxtapose
ub. - juxtapositional, adj.
Abarnare
vb. [Law Latin] Hist. To detect or disclose a secret crime; to bring to judgment.
Abbreaiatio Placitorum
[Law Latin "summary of the pleas"] Hist. An abstract of pleadings culled from the rolls of the Curia Regis, Parliament, and common-law courts from the 12th to 14th centuries, compiled in the 17th century, printed in 1811, attributed to Arthur Agarde, Deputy Chamberlain of the Exchequer, and other keepers of the records. Cf. YEAR BOOKS.
Abbreviationum ille numerus et sensus accipiendus est ut concessio non sit inanis
Such number and sense is to be given to abbreviations that the grant may not be void.
Absentem accipere debemus eum qui non est eo loco in quo petitur
We must consider a person absent who is not in that place in which he is sought.
Absentia ejus qui reipublicae causa abest neque ei neque alii damnosa esse debet
The absence of a person who is abroad in service to the state ought to be prejudicial neither to that person nor to another. Dig. 50.17.140.
Absoluta sententia expositore non indiget
A simple proposition needs no expositor.
Accelerated Cost Recovery System
An accounting method that is used to calculate as,,l depreciation and that allows for the faster re covery of costs by assigning the asset a shoru-r useful life than was previously permitted under the Internal Revenue Code. 0 This system iq; -plies to property put into service from 1981 t c 1986. It was replaced in 1986 by the Modifu~<i Accelerated Cost Recovery System. - Abbr. ACRS.
Acceptare
[Latin] Civil law. To accept or assent to, as a promise made by another.
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.
Accipitare
[Law Latin] Hist. To pay (a lord) in order to become a vassal; esp., to pay relief upon succeeding to an estate.
Accounting Research Bulletin.
A publication containing accounting practices recommended by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. - Abbr. ARB.
Accounting Series Release
A bulletin providing the Securities and Exchange Commission's requirements for accounting and auditing procedures to be followed in reports filed with that gency. - Abbr. ASR.
Accusare nemo debet se, nisi coram Deo
No one is obliged to accuse himself, except before God.
Act of Supremacy.
Hist. A statute that named the English sovereign as supreme head of the Church of England (26 Hen. 8, ch. 1). 0 The Act was passed in 1534 during Henry VIII's reign and confirmed in 1559 (1 Eliz., ch. 1) to counteract pro-Catholic legislation enacted during the reign of Mary Tudor.
Acta exteriora indicant interiora secreta
Outward acts indicate the thoughts hidden within.
Actio non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea
An act does not make a person guilty unless the mind is guilty. 0 Properly, Actus non reum (q.v.).
Actor qui contra regulam quid adduxit non est audiendus
A pleader ought not to be heard who advances a proposition contrary to the rule (of law).
Actor sequitur forum rei
The plaintiff follows the forum of the thing in dispute.
Actore non probante, reus absolvitur
If the plaintiff does not prove his case, the defendant is acquitted.
Actus inceptus cujus perfectio pendet ex voluntate partium revocari potest; si autem pendet ex voluntate tertiae personae, velex contingenti, revocari non potest
An act already begun whose completion depends upon the will of the parties may be recalled; but if it depends on consent of a third person or on a contingency, it cannot be recalled.
Actus legitimi non recipiunt modum
Acts required by law admit of no qualification.
Actus non reum facit nisi mens sit rea
An act does not make a person guilty unless his mind (or intention) is guilty. 3 Co. Inst. 54; 107.
Actus repugnans non potest in esse produci
A repugnant act cannot be brought into being (that is, cannot be made effectual).
Ad ea quae frequentius accidunt jura adaptantur
The laws are adapted to those cases that occur more frequently.
Ad offxcium justiciariorum spectat unicuique coram eis placitanti justitiam exhibere
It is the duty of justices to administer justice to everyone pleading before them.
Ad proximum antecedens fiat relatio, nisi impediatur sentential
A relative is to be referred to the nearest antecedent, unless prevented by the sense.
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.
Ad recte docendum oportet primum inquirere nomina, quia rerum cognitio a nominibus rerum dependet
In order rightly to comprehend a thing, it is necessary first to inquire into the names, for a right knowledge of things depends upon their names.
Ad vim majorem vel ad casus fortuitos non tenetur quis, nisi sua culpa intervenerit
No one is held to answer for the effects of superior force or accidents, unless his own fault has contributed.
Addicere
ub. [Latin] Roman law. To adjudge, allot, or condemn.
Adhibere
vb. [Latin] Civil law. To apply; to use; to exercise.
Admeasurement
n. 1. Ascertainment, assignment, or apportionment by a fixed quantity or value, or by certain limits <the ship's admeasurement is based on its crew, engine, and capacity>. 2. A writ obtained for purposes of ascertaining, assigning, or apportioning a fixed quantity or value or to establish limits; esp., a writ available against persons who usurp more than their rightful share of property. - admeasure (ad-mezh-ar), ub.
Administrative Procedure Act.
A federal statute establishing practices and procedures to be followed in rulemaking and adjudication. 0 The Act was designed to give citizens basic dueprocess protections such as the right to present evidence and to be heard by an independent hearing officer. 2. A similar state statute.
Aedilcare in tuo proprio solo non licet quod alteri noceat
It is not lawful to build upon one's own land what may be injurious to another.
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.
Affirmantis est probare
The person who affirms must prove.
Alienatio licet prohibeatur, consensu tamen omnium in quorum favorem prohibita esl potest fieri; et quilibet potest renunciare juri pro se introducto
Even if alienation is prohibited, it may yet take place by the consent of all in whose favor it is prohibited; it is in the power of anyone to renounce a right introduced for his own benefit.