Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Barra

[law french "bar"] hist. 1. See plea in bar under plea. 2. A barrister. - also spelled barre.

Barrator

n. A fomenter of quarrels and lawsuits; one who excites dissension and litigation among people. - also spelled barretor. Cf. Champertor. "barrator or barater (fr. Barateur, a deceiver) is a common mover or maintainer of suits, quarrels, or parts, either in courts or elswhere in the country, and is himself never quiet, but at variance with one or other." thomas blount, nomo-lexicon: a law-dictionary (1670).

Barratry

n. 1. Vexatious incitement to litigation, esp. By soliciting potential legal clients. ( barratry is a crime in most jurisdictions. 2. Maritime lace. Fraudulent or grossly negligent conduct (by a master or crew) that is prejudicial to a shipowner. 3. The buying or selling of ecclesiastical or governmental positions. - barratrous (bar-a-tras), adj.

Disembarrass

rb. To free from einharrassment; to extricate or disentangle one thing from another.

ad barram

adu. [Law Latin] To the bar; at the bar.

ad barram eaocatus

[Law Latin] Called to the bar. See CALL TO THE BAR.