Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Branch
1. An offshoot, lateral extension, or division of an institution <the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government>. 2. A line of familial descent stemming from a common ancestor <the Taylor branch of the Bradshaw family>. -Also termed stock.
executive branch
The branch of government charged with administering and carrying out the law; EXECUTIVE (1). Cf. JUDICIAL BRANCH; LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. executive clemency See ,EMENCY,
judicial branch
The branch of government consisting of the courts, whose function is to interpret, apply, and generally administer and enforce the laws; JUDICIARY (1). Cf LEGISLATIVE BRANCH; EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
legislative branch
The branch of government responsible for enacting laws; LEGISLATURE. Cf. EXECUTIVE BRANCH; JUDICIAL BRANCH.