Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Cease

vb. 1. To stop, forfeit, suspend, or bring to an end. 2. To become extinct; to pass away. - cessation (se-say-shan), n.

Ceasefire

See TRUCE.

Predecease

vb. To die before (another) <she predeceased her husband>.

cease-and-desist order

A court's or agency's order prohibiting a person from continuing a particular course of conduct. See INJUNCTION; RESTRAINING ORDER.