Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Arms, right to bear
see right to bear arms.
Bear
ub. 1. To support or carry <bear a heavy load>. 2. To produce as yield < bear interest>. 3. To give as testimony <bear witness>
Bear drive.
see bear raid.
Bear hug. Slang
a takeover offer that is much higher than the target company's market value. Bear market. See market.
Bear raid. Slang
high-volume stock selling by a large trader in an effort to drive down a stock price in a short time. ( bear raids are prohibited by federal law. - also termed bear drive.
Bearer
one who possesses a negotiable instrument marked "payable to bearer" or indorsed in blank.
Bearer bond.
see bond (3).
Bearer document .
see bearer paper under paper.
Bearer instrument
See bearer paper under paper.
Bearer paper.
see paper
Bearer security.
see security.
Forbearance
n. 1. The act of refraining from enforcing a right, dbligation, or debt. a Strictly speaking, forbearance denotes an intentional negative act, while omission or neglect is an unintentional negative act. 2. The act of tolerating or abstaining. - forbear, vb.
abearance (a-hair-ants),
The other species of recognizance, with sureties, is for the good abearance, or good behaviour. This includes security for the peace . . . . " 4 William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England 253 (1769).
bear market.
A securities market characterized by falling prices over a prolonged period. - Also termed down market; receding market.
bearer bond
A bond payable to the person holding it. ( The transfer of possession transfers the bond's ownership. CC registered bond.
bearer paper
An instrument payable to the person who holds it rather than to the order of a specific person. ( Bearer paper is negotiated simply by delivering the instrument to a transferee. - Also termed bearer document; bearer instrument.
bearer security
An unregistered security payable to the holder. Cf. bearer bond under BOND (3).
bow-bearer
Hist. An officer responsible for apprehending trespassers and poachers in the king's forest.
non-interest-bearing bond
See discount bond under BOND (3).
payable to bearer
Payable to anyone holding the instrument.
right to bear arms
The constitutional right of persons to own firearms.
share-warrant to bearer
A warrant providing that the bearer is entitled to a certain amount of fully paid stock shares. ( Delivery of the warrant operates as a transfer of the shares of stock.