Commonly used Legal Maxims in Pakistani & Indian Courts

Legal Maxims

An established principle or proposition of law is also known as legal maxim. In the Medieval era Latin language was used in courts and laws and hence there are so many Latin Maxims (Legal Maxims) used in European countries. In Pakistan and India these Latin Maxims are also very popular due to influence of British laws and Colonial Era.

Legal Maxims or Latin Maxims are very important in English as well as in Pakistan Law. We have selected the list of most commonly used Legal Maxims in Pakistan. These Latin Terms are important in a sense that every law graduate or person attached with legal system confronts them usually in their professional career. In this page we have made a list of most commonly used legal maxims in Pakistani as well as Indian law.

We are working on providing full means and details about each legal maxim given below. Soon it will be updated.

• Acts in Pari Materia
• Actus Curiae Neminem Gravabit
• Actus Non Facit Reum Nisi Mens Sit Rea
• Actus Rea and Mens Rea
• Amicus Curiae
• Ante Litem Motam
• Audi Alteram Partem
• Autre Fois Acquit
• Autrefois Convict and Autrefois Acquit
• Casus Omissus
• Coram Non Judice
• Corpus Delicti
• Corpus juris
• Cui Facit Per Allum Facit Per Se
• Ei Incmbit Probatio Qui Dicit Non Aui Negat
• Ejusdem Generis
• Falsus in Uno, Falsus in Omni Bus
• Fiat Justitia Rust Coelum
• Ingorantia Legis Neminem Exusat
• Legis naturae Pertectissimae Sunt Immutabilies
• Locus Poententiae
• Locus Standi
• Mens Rea
• Modus Operendi
• Obiter Dicta
• Mutatis Mutandis
• Omnia Praesumuntur Contra Spoliatorem
• Pari Delicto
• Pari Materia
• Quid pro quo
• Ratio Decidendi Obiter Dicta
• Res Gestae
• Res Ipsa Loquitur
• Res judicata
• Secundum Allegata et Probata