Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Asset dividend
see dividend.
Autoptic evidence
see demonstrative evidence under evidence.
Clam factum id videtur esse, quod quisque, quum controversiam haberet, habiturumve se putaret, fecit
That is considered done secretly which someone did when he had a legal dispute or thought he would have one.
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 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.
Dispensatio est mali prohibiti provida relaxatio, utilitate seu necessitate pensata; et est de jure domino regi concessa, propter impossibilitatem praevidendi de omnibus particularibus
A dispensation is the provident relaxation of a malum prohibitum weighed from utility or necessity; and it is conceded by law to the king on account of the impossibility of foreknowledge concerning all particulars.
Dividend
A portion of a company's earnings or profits distributed pro rata to its shareholders, usu. in the form of cash or additional shares.
Dividenda
n. [fr. Latin dividere "to divide"] Hist. Something to be divided; an indenture.
Donari videtur quod nullo jure cogente conceditur
That is considered to be given which is granted when no law compels.
Evidence
n. 1. Something (including testimony, documents and tangible objects) that tends to prove or disprove the existence of an alleged fact <the bloody glove is the key piece of evidence for the prosecution>. 2. See fact in evidence under FACT. 3. The collective mass of things, esp. testimony and exhibits, presented before a tribunal in a given dispute <the evidence will show that the defendant breached the contract>. 4. The body of law regulating the burden of proof, admissibility, relevance, and the weight and sufficiency of what should be admitted into the record of a legal proceeding <under the rules of evidence, the witness's statement is inadmissible hearsay that is not subject to any exception>. - evidence, ub. "Evidence is any matter of fact which is furnished to a legal tribunal, otherwise than by reasoning or a reference to what is noticed without proof, as the basis of inference in ascertaining some other matter of fact." James B. Thayer, Presumptions and the Law of Evidence, 3 Harv. L. Rev. 141, 142 (1889). "Evidence, broadly defined, is the means from which an inference may logically be drawn as to the existence of a fact; that which makes evident or plain. Evidence is the demonstration of a fact; it signifies that which demonstrates, makes clear, or ascertains the truth of the very fact or point in issue, either on the one side or on the other. In legal acceptation, the term 'evidence' includes all the means by which any alleged matter of fact, the truth of which is submitted to investigation, is established or disproved. 'Evidence' has also been defined to mean any species of proof legally presented at the trial of an issue, by the act of the parties and through the medium of witnesses, records, documents, concrete objects, and the like." 31A C.J.S. Evidence ยง 3, at 67-68 (1996).
Evidential
adj. Of, relating to, relying on, or constituting evidence; EVIDENTIARY (1) evidential factSee evidentiary fact (2) under FACT.
Evidentiary
adj. 1. Having the quality of evidence; constituting evidence; evidencing. 2. Pertaining to the rules of evidence or the evidence in a particular case. evidentiary factSee FACT.
Federal Rules of Evidence
The rules governing the admissibility of evidence at trials in federal courts. - Abbr. Fed. R. Evid.; FRE.
Fructus pendentes pars fundi videntur.
Hanging fruits are considered part of the parcel of land.
Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters.
An international convention, convened on October 26, 1968, that provides the formal procedures for obtaining evidence in a foreign country, such as taking a deposition abroad. ( More than 27 countries are parties, including the United States, which became a signatory on October 7, 1972.
In omni actione ubi duae concurrunt districtiones, videlicet in rem et in personam, illa districtio tenenda est quae magis timetur et magis ligat
In every action where two distresses (or forms of distraint) concur, that is in rem and in personam, the distraint is to be chosen that is more dreaded and that binds more firmly. Bracton 372.
In vocibus videndum non a quo sed ad quid sumatur
In discourse it is not the point from which but the end to which it is drawn that should be regarded.
Interdum venit ut exceptio quae prima facie junta videtur tamen inique noceat.
It sometimes happens that a plea that seems prima facie just is nevertheless injurious and unfair.
Interest reipublicae ut pax in regno conservetur et quaecunque paci adversentur provide declinentur.
It is in the interest of the state to preserve peace in the kingdom and prudently to decline whatever is adverse to it.
King's evidence
See Queen's evidence under EVIDENCE.
Military Rules of Evidence.
The rules of evidence applicable to military law and courtsmartial. - Abbr. MRE.
Nemo videtur fraudare eos qui sciunt et consentiunt
No one is considered as deceiving those who know and consent.
Newly discovered evidence.
See EVIDENCE.
Non debet dici tendere in praejudicium ecclesiasticae liberatatis quod pro rege et republica necessarium videtur
What seems necessary for the king and the state ought not to be said to tend to the prejudice of spiritual liberty.
Non potest videri desisse habere qui nunquam habuit
A person cannot be considered as having ceased to have a thing who never had it.
Non videntur qui errant consentire
They who err are not considered as consenting.
Non videntur rem amittere quibus propria non fuit
They are not considered as losing a thing if it was not their own.
Non videtur consensum retinuisse si quis ex praescripto minantis aliquod immutavit
If a person has changed anything at the demand of a party threatening, he is not considered to have maintained his consent.
Non videtur perfecte cujusque id esse quod ex casu auferri potest
A thing is not considered completely to belong to anyone if it can be taken from him by chance (or occasion).
Non videtur quisquam id capere quod ei necesse est alii restituere
A person is not considered to acquire property in a thing that he must restore to another. Dig. 50.17.51.
Non videtur vim facere qui jure suo utitur et ordinaria actione experitur
A person is not judged to use force who exercises his own right and proceeds by ordinary action.
Nullus videtur dolo facere qui suo jure utitur
No one is to be regarded as acting by fraud who exercises his legal right.
Per alluvionem id videtur adici, quod ita paulatim adicitur ut intelligere non possimus quantum quoque momento temporis adiciatur
That is considered "added by alluvion" which accumulates so gradually that we cannot tell how much is added at any one moment of time. Dig. 41.1.7.1.
Plus vident oculi quam oculus
Several eyes see more than one.
Preferred dividend
A dividend paid to preferred shareholders, who are generally paid a fixed amount and take priority over common shareholders. property dividend. See asset dividend.
Probationes debent esse evidentes, (id est) perspicuae et faciles intelligi.
Proofs ought to be evident, (that is) clear and easily understood.
Provided
conj. On the condition or understanding (that) <we will sign the contract provided that you agree to the following conditions>.
Proviso est providere praesentia et futures, non praeterita
A proviso is to provide for things present and future, not past.
Quae incontinenti (vel certo) hunt inesse videntur
Things that are done immediately (or with certainty) are considered part of the same transaction. Co. Litt. 236b.
Quae praeter consuetudinem et morem majorum fiunt, neque placent neque recta videntur
What is done contrary to the custom and usage of our ancestors neither pleases nor is considered right.
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.
Quando licit id quod majus, videtur licere id quod minus
When the greater is allowed, the lesser is considered to be allowed also.
Quando plus fit quam fieri debet, videtur etiam illud fieri quod faciendum est
When more is done than ought to be done, that at least is considered as performed that should have been performed.
Queen's evidence
English law. Testimony provided by one criminal defendant, usu. under a promise of pardon, against another criminal defendant. - Also termed (when a king reigns) King's evidence. See state's evidence.
Queen's evidence.
See EVIDENCE.
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 ignorat quantum solvere debeat, non potest improbus videri
A person who does not know what he ought to pay cannot be regarded as dishonest.( Also in reverse order: Non potest improbus videri qui ignorat quantum solvere debeat. Dig. 50.17.99.
Qui jussu judicis aliquod fecerit non videtur dolo malo fecisse, quia parere necesse est
A person who has done anything by order of a judge is not considered to have acted in fraud, because it is necessary to obey.
Qui mandat ipse fecisse videtur
A person who commands (a thing to be done) is considered to have done it himself.