Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Bounty
1 A premium or benefit offered or given, esp. by a government, to induce someone to take action or perform a service <a bounty for the killing of dangerous animals>. 2. A gift, esp. in a will; generosity in giving <the court will distribute the testator's bounty equally>.
bounty hunter
A person who for a fee pursues someone charged with, or suspected of committing, a crime; esp., a person hired by a bail bond company to find and arrest a criminal defendant who has breached the bond agreement by failing to appear in court as ordered. - Also termed bail-enforcement agent.
bounty land
A portion of public land given or donated as a reward, esp. for military services.
military bounty land
Land offered to members of the military as a reward for services. See donation land under LAND.