Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
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.
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.
payable to bearer
Payable to anyone holding the instrument.
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.