Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Boni judicis est judicium sine dilatione mandare executioni

It is the role of a good judge to render judgment for execution without delay.

Business

A commercial enterprise carried on for profit; a particular occupation or employment habitually engaged in for livelihood or gain.

Cui jurisdictio data est, ea quoque concessa esse videntur sine quibus jurisdictio explicari non potest

To whom jurisdiction is given, those things also are considered to be granted without which the jurisdiction cannot be exercised. ( That is, the grant of jurisdiction implies the grant of all powers necessary to its exercise.

Cuicunque aliquid conceditur, conceditur etiam et id sine quo res ipsa non esse potuit

To whomever anything is granted, that also is granted without which the thing itself could not exist.

Cuicunque aliquis quid concedit concedere videtur et id sine quo res ipsa esse non potuit.

To whomever anyone grants a thing he is considered also to grant that without which the thing itself could not be (the sine qua non). 11 Coke 52.

Damnum sine injuria esse potest

There can be damage without any act of injustice.

Donatio principis intelligitur sine praejudicio tertii

A gift of the prince is understood without prejudice to a third party.

Electio est interna libera et spontanea separatio unius rei ab alia, sine compulsione, consistens in animo et voluntate

Election is an internal, free, and spontaneous separation of one thing from another, without compulsion, consisting in intention and will.

Electiones lant rite et libere sine interruptione aliqua

Let elections be made in due form and freely, without any interruption.

Id quod nostrum est sine facto nostro ad alium transferri non potest.

What belongs to us cannot be transferred to another without our act (or deed).

In genere quicunque aliquid dicit, sine actor sine reus, necesse est ut probat.

In general, whoever alleges anything, whether plaintiff or defendant, must prove it.

Inesse potest donationi modus, conditio sine causa; ut modus est, si conditio; quia causa.

In a gift there may be manner, condition, or cause; as (ut) introduces a manner; if (si), a condition; because (quia), a cause.

Inutilis labor et sine fructu non est effectus legis

Useless and fruitless labor is not the effect of law.

Legibus sumptis desinentibus, lege naturae utendum est

Where man-made laws fail, the law of nature must be used.

Lex Angliae nunquam sine parliamento mutari potest

The law of England can never be changed without (act of) parliament.

Nemo alienae rei, sine satisdatione, defensor idoneus intelligitur

No one is considered a competent defender of another's property, without security.

Nemo debet rem suam sine factu aut defectu suo amittere

No one should lose his property without his own act or negligence.

Nemo punitur sine injuria, facto, seu defalta

No one is punished unless for some wrong, act, or default.

Nemo sine actione experitur, et hoc non sine breve sive libello conventionali

No one goes to trial without an action, and no one can bring an action without a writ or bill.

Nemo unquam vir magnus fuit sine aliquo divino alatu

No one was ever a great man without some divine inspiration.

Nil sine prudenti fecit ratione vetustas

Antiquity did nothing without a good reason.

Non potest quis sine brevi agree

No one can sue without a writ.

Nulla virtus, nulla scientia locum suum et dignitatem conservare potest sine modestia

Without moderation, no virtue, no knowledge can preserve its place and dignity.

Nullus recedat a curia cancellaria sine remedio

Let no one depart from the court of chancery without a remedy.

Nunquam fictio sine lege

There is no fiction without law.

Pacto aliquid licitum est quod sine pacto non admittitur

By agreement (or contract) something is permitted that, without agreement, is not allowed. 0 Coke continues, "but not in violation of public law." Co. Litt. 166.

Primo executienda est verbi vis, ne sermonis vitio obstruatur oratio, sive lex sine argumentis

The force of a word is to be first examined, lest by the fault of diction the sentence be destroyed or the law be without arguments.

Quando aliquid conceditur, conceditur id sine quo illud fieri non posit

When anything is granted, that also is granted without which it cannot take effect.

Quando aliquis aliquid concedit, concedere videtur et id sine quo res uti non potest

When a person grants a thing, he is supposed to grant that also without which the thing cannot be used.

Quando lex aliquid alicui concedit, concedere videtur id sine quo res ipsa esse non potest

When the law grants anything to anyone, it is Considered to grant that without which the thing itself cannot be (the sine qua non). 5 Coke 47.

Qui concedit aliquid, concedere videtur et id sine quo res ipsa esse non potuit (sine quo concessio est irrita)

A person who grants anything is considered as granting that without which the thing itself could not be (without which the grant is invalid).( More precisely, Cuicunque aliquis quid concedit (q.v.). 11 Coke 52.

Qui nascitur sine legitimo matrimoriio, matrem sequitur

A child who is born out of lawful matrimony follows the condition of the mother.

Quod meum est sine me auferri non potest

What is mine cannot be taken away without me (i.e., my consent).

Quod meum est, sine facto sive defectu meo amitti seu in alium transferri non potest

What is mine cannot be lost or transferred to another without my own act or default.

Sasine

See SEISIN.

Si quis praegnantem uxorem reliquit, non videtur sine liberis decessisse

If anyone dies leaving his wife pregnant, he is not considered as having died childless.

Sigillum est cera impressa, quia cera sine impressione non est sigillum

A seal is a piece of wax impressed, because wax without an impression is not a seal.

Sine die

[Latin "without day"] With no day being assigned (as for resumption of a meeting or hearing) See GO HENCE WITHOUT DAY.

Sine decreto

[Latin] With out a judge's authority.

Sine possessione usucapio procedere non, potent

Without possession, prescription (Roman usucapio) cannot proceed.

Small Business Administration

A federal agency that assists and protects the interests of small businesses, often by making low-interest loans. - Abbr. SBA.

Small Business Investment Act

A federal law, originally enacted in 1958, under which investment companies may be formed and licensed to supply long-term equity capital to small businesses. ( The statute is implemented by the Small Business Administration. 15 USCA ยงยง 661 et seq.

Ubi aliquid conceditur, conceditur et id sine quo res ipsa esse non potest

When anything is granted, that also is granted without which the thing itself cannot exist.

Vitium est quod fugi debet, ne, si rationem non invenias, mox legem sine ratione esse clames

It is a fault that ought to be avoided, that if you do not discover the reason, you quickly exclaim that the law is without reason.

Vulla emptio sine pretio esse potest

There can be no sale without a price.

adjourn sine die

[Latin "without date"] To postpone action of a convened court or legislative body indefinitely.

agribusiness

the pursuit of agriculture as an occupation or profit-making enterprise, including labor, land-use planning, and financing the cost of land, equipment, and other necessary expenses.

business agent

1. See managing agent under AGENT. 2. A labor-union representative selected to deal with employers.

business associations

See BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.

business combination

1.The consolidation, for accounting purposes, of a corporation and one or more incorporated or unincorporated businesses. 2. The two entities considered as one entity for accounting purposes.