Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
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).
Applicatio est vita regulae.
The application is the life of a rule.
Catoniana regula
[Latin "rule attributed to Cato"] Roman law. The principle that the lapse of time does not cure something void at the outset. ( It was typically used to set aside a bequest in which the testator did not have the requisite power or capacity when executing the will.
Code of Federal Regulations
The annual collection of executive-agency regulations published in the daily Federal Register, combined with previously issued regulations that are still in effect. - Abbr. CFR.
Deregulation
n. The reduction or elimination of governmental control of business, esp. to permit free markets and competition. - deregulate, ub.
Dormant Commerce Clause. The constitutional principle that the Commerce Clause prevents state regulation of interstate commercial activity even when Congress has not acted under its Commerce Clause po
Commerce Court. See COURT
Enumeratio infirmat regulam in casibus non enumerates
Enumeration disaffirms the rule in cases not enumerated.
Exceptio firmat regulam in vasibus non eiceptis
An exception affirms the rule in cannot excepted.
Exceptio firmat regulanz in contrarium
Ao Exception affirms an opposite rule.
Exceptio probat regulam de rebus non exceptis
An exception proves a rule concerning things not excepted.
Exceptio quoque regulam declarat
The exception also declares the rule.
Federal Acquisition Regulation
A federal regulation that governs contracting methods, requirements, and procedures with the federal government. 48 CFR ch. 1. - Also termed Federal Procurement Regulation.
Federal Aviation Regulation
A federal regulation governing the safety, maintenance, and piloting of civil aircraft. 14 CFR ch. 1. - Abbr. FAR.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The agency responsible for administering the Natural Gas Act and the Natural Gas Policy Act. ( The commission regulates, among other things, interstate oil-and-gas pipelines and some intrastate oil-and-gas operations. - Abbr. FERC. - Also formerly termed Federal Power Commission.
Federal Procurement Regulation
See FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.
Generalis regula generaliter est intelligenda
A general rule is to be understood generally.
Irregular
adj. Not in accordance with law, method, or usage; not regular.
Irregularity
Something irregular; esp., an act or practice that varies from the normal conduct of an action. 2. Eccles. law. An impediment to clerical office.
Judicis est in pronuntiando sequi regulam, exceptione non probata
It is the proper role of a judge in rendering his decision to follow the rule, when the exception has not been proved.
Non est regula quin fallat
There is no rule that may not deceive (or disappoint).
Non jus ex regula sed regula ec jure
the law does not arise from the rule (or maxim)but the rule from the lae.
Omnis exceptio est ipsa quoque regula
Every exception is itself also a rule.
Omnis regula suas patitur exceptions
Every rule of law allows its own exceptions.
Regula est, juris quidem ignorantiam cuique nocere, facti vero ignorantiam non nocere
The rule is that ignorance of the law is harmful (or prejudicial) to anyone, but ignorance of a fact is not.( Ignorance of a fact may excuse a party from the legal consequences of his conduct, but not ignorance of law.
Regula pro lege, si deficit lex
If the law is inadequate, the maxim serves in its place.
Regular army
the permanent military establishment, maintained during both war and peacetime.
Regulariter non valet pactum de re mea non alienanda
As a rule, a contract not to alienate my property is not binding.
Regulation A.
An SEC regulation that exempts stock offerings of up to $5 million from certain registration requirements.
Regulation D
An SEC regulation that exempts certain stock offerings (such as those offered by private sale) from registration under the Securities Act of 1933.
Regulation J
A Federal Reserve Board regulation that governs the collection of checks by and the transfer of funds through member banks.
Regulation Q
A Federal Reserve Board regulation that sets interest-rate ceilings and regulates advertising of interest on savings accounts. a This regulation, which applies to all commercial banks, was created by the Banking Act of 1933.
Regulation T
A Federal Reserve Board regulation that limits the amount of credit that a securities broker or dealer may extend to a customer, and that sets initial margin requirements and payment rules for securities transactions. ( The credit limit and margin rules usu. require the customer to provide between 40 and 60% of the purchase price.
Regulation U
A Federal Reserve Board regulation that limits the amount of credit that a bank may extend to a customer who buys or carries securities on margin.
Regulation X
A HUD regulation that implements the provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. See REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES ACT.
Regulation Z
A Federal Reserve Board regulation that implements the provisions of the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act for member banks. See CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT.
Treasury Regulation
A regulation promulgated by the U.S. Treasury Department to explain or interpret a section of the Internal Revenue Code. ( Treasury Regulations are binding on all taxpayers. - Abbr. Treas. Reg.
agency regulation
see regulation (2).
federal regulations
See CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
independent regulatory agency
See independent agency under AGENCY (3).
independent regulatory commission
See independent agency under AGENCY (3).
irregular endorsement.
An indorsement by a person who signs outside the chain of title and who therefore is neither a holder nor a transferor of the instrument. ( An irregular indorser is generally treated as an accommodation party. See ACCOMMODATION PARTY. -Also termed anomalous indorsement; full endorsement.
irregular indorsement
See INDORSEMENT.
irregular judgment
A judgment that may be set aside because of some irregularity in the way it was rendered, such as a clerk's failure to send a defendant notice that a default judgment has been rendered.
irregular process
A process not issued in accordance with prescribed practice. ( Whether the process is void or merely voidable depends on the type of irregularity. Cf. regular process.
irregular succession
Succession by special laws favoring certain persons or the state, rather than heirs (such as testamentary heirs) under the ordinary laws of descent.
land-use regulation
An ordinance or other legislative enactment intended to govern the development of real estate. "Public regulation of the use and development of land comes in a variety of forms which generally focus on four aspects of land use: (1) the type of use, such as whether it will be used for agricultural, commercial, industrial, or residential purposes; (2) the density of use, manifested in concerns over the height, width, bulk, or environmental impact of the physical structures on the land; (3) the aesthetic impact of the use, which may include the design and placement of structures on the land; and (4) the effect of the particular use of the land on the cultural and social values of the community, illustrated by community conflicts over adult entertainment, housing for service-dependent groups such as low-income families and developmentally disabled persons, and whether the term family should be defined in land use regulations to include persons who are not related by blood or marriage." Peter W. Salsich, Jr., Land Use Regulation 1 (1991).
merit regulation
Under state blue-sky laws, the practice of requiring securities offerings not only to be accompanied by a full and adequate disclosure but also to be substantively fair, just, and equitable.
proposed regulation
A draft administrative regulation that is circulated among interested parties for comment. - Abbr. prop. reg.
regula
[Latin] A rule.
regula catoniana
[Latin "rule of Cato"] Roman law. The principle that the lapse of time will not cure something void at the outset. ( The regula catoniana, named for the Roman legal scholar Cato, was usu. used to set aside a bequest in which the testator did not have the power or capacity to make the bequest.