Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Banker

a person who engages in the business of banking.

Banker's acceptance

see acceptance

Banker's bill

see finance bill under bill

Banker's lien

see lien

Bankerout

adj. Achaicindebted beyond the means of payment; bankrupt-also spelled bankrout .

american bankers association.

a voluntary trade association of banking institutions, including banks, trust companies, and savings banks and associations, whose members represent the vast majority of banking deposits in the united states. ( the association was founded in 1875. abbr. aba.

banker's bill.

See finance bill.

banker's lien

The right of a bank to satisfy a customer's matured debt by seizing the customer's money or property in the bank's possession.

investment banker

A person or institution that underwrites, sells, or assists in raising capital for businesses, esp. for new issues of stocks or bonds; a trader at an investment bank. See investment bank under BANK.

mortgage banker

An individual or organization that originates real-estate loans for a fee, resells them to other parties, and services the monthly payments.