Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
scintilla
A spark or trace <the standard is that there must be more than a scintilla of evidence>. Pl. scintillas (sin-til-oz).
scintilla juris
[Law Latin "a spark of right"] Hist. A fragment of law or right. ( This refers to a figurative expression in the law of uses providing a trace of seisin rights to remain in the feoffees sufficient to allow contingent uses to be executed under the Statute of Uses. It was abolished in the Law of Property Amendment Act of 1860. See STATUTE OF USES.
scintilla-of-evidence rule
A common-law doctrine holding that if even the slightest amount of relevant evidence exists on an issue, then a motion for summary judgment or for directed verdict cannot be granted and the issue must go to the jury. ( Federal courts do not follow this rule, but some states apply it. - Also termed scintilla rule.