Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Bureau Veritas
See VERITAS.
Fictio cedit veritati; fietio juris non est uba veritas
Fiction yields to truth; where the truth appears, there is no fiction of law.
Fictio juris non est ubi veritas
Where truth is, fiction of law does not exist.
In contractibus, rei veritas potius quam scriptura perspici debet
In contracts, the truth of the matter ought to be regarded rather than the writing.
Nimium altercando veritas amittitur
By too much quarreling truth is lost.
Praesentia corporis tollit errorem nominis, et veritas nominis tollit errorem demonstrationis
The presence of the body cancels an error in the name; the truth of the name cancels an error in the description.
Reputatio est vulgaris opinio ubi non est veritas
Reputation is a common opinion where there is no certain knowledge.
Sacramentum habet in se tres comites, veritatem justitiam et judicium: veritas habenda est in jurato; justitia et judicium in judice
An oath has in it three componentstruth, justice, and judgment: truth in the party swearing, justice and judgment in the judge (administering the oath).
Tantum operatur fictio in casu facto quantum veritas in casu vero
A legal fiction operates to the same extent and effect in the supposed case as the truth does in a real case.
Veritas demonstrationis tollit errorem nominis
The truth of the description removes the error of the name.
Veritas habenda est in juratore; justitia et judicium in judice
Truth is the desideratum in a juror; justice and judgment in a judge.
Veritas nihil veretur nisi abscondi
Truth fears nothing but to be hidden.
Veritas nimium altercando amittitur
By too much quarreling the truth is lost.
Veritas nominis tollit errorem demonstrationis
The truth of the name takes away the error of the description.
veritas
, n. [Latin] 1. Truth. 2. (cap.) An international institution of maritime underwriters for the survey and rating of vessels. ( Founded in Belgium in 1828, it moved to Paris in 1832 and has long been represented all over the world. - Also termed Bureau Veritas.