Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Disseisitus
See DISSEISEE.
Extra legem positus est civiliter mortuus.
An outlaw is dead as a citizen.
Praepositus
n. [Latin] Hist. 1. An officer next in authority to the alderman of a hundred. 2. A steward or bailiff of an estate.
Propositus
[Law Latin] Civil law. A person from whom descent is to be traced; the person whose rights or obligations are in issue.
Si alicujus rei societas sit et finis negotio impositus est, finitur societas
If there is a partnership in any matter, and the business is ended, the partnership ceases.
common-situs picketing
The illegal picketing by union workers of a construction site, stemming from a dispute with one of the subcontractors.
foreign situs trust
See TRUST.
foreign-situs trust
A trust that owes its existence to foreign law. ( For tax purposes, this type of trust is treated as a nonresident alien individual.
lex situs
n. [Law Latin] The law of the place where property is located. - Also termed lex loci rei sitae. See Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws ยงยง 222 et seq. (1971).
praepositus villae
n. [Latin] Hist. A constable of a town; a petty constable.
situs
[Latin] The location or position (of something) for legal purposes, as in lex situs, the law of the place where the thing in issue is situated.
tax situs
A state or jurisdiction that has a substantial connection with assets that are subject to taxation.