Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

heres rectus

[Law Latin] Hist. A right or proper heir.

rectus

[Latin "right"] Hist. (Of a line of descent) straight; direct. Cf. OBLIQUUS.

rectus in curia

adj. [Latin "right in the court"] Hist. Free from charge or offense; competent to appear in court and entitled to the benefit of law. See LEGALIS HOMO.