Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Conditional
adj. Subject to or dependent condition <a conditional sale>.
Conditional assault
an assault express a threat on condition, such as "your money your life."
Conditional assignment
an assignment of income (such as rent payments or accounts receivable) to a lender, made to secure a loan. The lender receives the assigned income only if the assignor defaults on the underlying loan.
De Donis Conditionalibus
An English statute, enacted in 1285, that gave rise to the ability to create a fee tail. - Often shortened to De Donis "[Alfter De Donis, the formula 'to A and the heirs of his body' gave to A an estate known as an estate in fee tail. Because A had no power to transfer an estate in fee simple absolute, it became theoretically possible for persons like O to tie up the ownership of land in a single family for hundreds of years. We say theoretically possible because by 1472 a way would be found for the tenant in tail (as A was called) to transfer an estate in fee simple absolute despite De Donis." Thomas F. Bergin & Paul G. Haskell, Preface to Estates in Land and Future Interests 29 (2d ed. 1984).
Fee simple conditional
An estate restricted to some specified heirs, exclusive of others (e.g., "to Albert and his female heirs"). ( The fee simple conditional is obsolete except in Iowa, Oregon, and South Carolina. - Also termed general fee conditional. "The reader should be careful not to confuse this estate with estates having similar labels, such as the 'estate in fee simple subject to a condition subsequent' ...." Thomas F. Bergin & Paul G. Haskell, Preface to Estates in Land and Future Interests 29 n.19 (2d ed. 1984).
Unconditional
adj. Not limited by a condition; not depending on an uncertain event or contingency.
conditional acceptance
An agreement to pay a draft on the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a particular event. express acceptance. A written or oral expression indicating that the drawee has seen the instrument and does not dispute its sufficiency. 0 While a written acceptance is typically signified by the stamped or written word "accepted" or "presented" usu. on the instrument itself, an oral acceptance must be made directly to a drawer or holder who has waived the right to a written acceptance.
conditional admissibility
See ADMISSIBILITY.
conditional admissibility.
The evidentiary rule that when a piece of evidence is not itself admissible, but is admissible if certain other facts make it relevant, the evidence becomes admissible on condition that counsel later introduce the connecting facts. 0 If counsel does not satisfy this condition, the opponent may ask the judge to strike from the record the conditionally admitted piece of evidence and to instruct the jury to disregard it.
conditional agreement
See AGREEMENT.
conditional assault
See ASSAULT.
conditional assignment
See ASSIGNMENT (2).
conditional bequest
See BEQUEST.
conditional bequest.
A bequest whose effectiveness or continuation depends on the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a particular event.
conditional contraband
See CONTRABAND.
conditional contract
An agreement that is only enforceable if another agreement is performed or if another particular prerequisite or condition is satisfied.
conditional conveyance
See CONVEYANCE.
conditional covenant
A covenant that is qualified by a condition. Cf absolute covenant.
conditional creditor
See CREDITOR.
conditional delivery
A delivery that passes possession only upon the happening of a specified event.
conditional devise
A devise that depends on the occurrence of some uncertain event.
conditional guaranty
See GUARANTY.
conditional guaranty.
A guaranty that requires the performance of some condition by the creditor before the guarantor will become liable.
conditional indorsement
See INDORSEMENT,
conditional indorsement.
An indorsement that restricts the instrument in some way, as by limiting how the instrument can be paid or transferred; an endorsement giving possession of the instrument to the indorsee, but retaining title until the occurrence of some condition named in the endorsement. ( Wordings that indicate this type of indorsement are "Pay to Brad Jones when he becomes 18 years of age" and "Pay to Brigitte Turner, or order, unless before payment I give you notice to the contrary." Cf. special indorsement
conditional legacy
See LEGACY
conditional limitation
1 See executory limitation. 2. A lease provision that automatically terminates the lease if a specified event occurs, such as if the lessee defaults.
conditional obligation
See OBLIGATION,
conditional obligation.
An obligation that depends on an uncertain event.
conditional pardon
A pardon that does not become effective until the wrongdoer satisfies a prerequisite or that will be revoked upon the occurrence of some specified act. general pardon See AMNESTY.
conditional payment
See PAYMENT.
conditional presumption
See rebuttable presumption.
conditional privilege
See qualified privilege under PRIVILEGE (1).
conditional promise
A promise that is conditioned on the occurrence of an event < she made a conditional promise to sell the gold on April 2 unless the price fell below $300 an ounce before that time>. ( A conditional promise is not illusory as long as the condition is not entirely within the promisor's control.
conditional proof
See PROOF
conditional purpose
1. An intention to do something, conditions permitting. 2. Criminal law. A possible defense against a crime if the conditions make committing the crime impossible (e.g., "I will steal the money if it's there," and the money is not there). conditional right See RIGHT.
conditional release
1. A discharge from an obligation based on some condition, the failure of which defeats the release. 2. An early discharge of a prison inmate, who is then subject to the rules and regulations of parole.
conditional right
A right that depends on an uncertain event; a right that may or may not exist. ( For example, parents have the conditional right to punish their child, the condition being that the punishment must be reasonable.
conditional sale
See SALE.
conditional sales contract
See retail installment contract.
conditional sentence
A sentence of confinement if the defendant fails to perform the conditions of probation.
conditional use
Zoning. A use of property subject to special controls and conditions. ( A conditional use is one that is suitable to a zoning district, but not necessarily to,every location within that district. - Also termed special exception.
conditional will
A will that depends on the occurrence of an uncertain event for the will to take effect.
conditional zoning
Zoning in which a governmental body (without definitively conirmt ting itself) grants a zoning change subject to conditions that are usu. not imposed on similarly zoned property.
conditional-use permit
See SPECIAL-USE PER. MIT.
conditionally privileged communication
See COMMUNICATION.
estate on conditional limitation
See estate on condition under ESTATE.
general fee conditional
See fee simple conditional under FEE SIMPLE.
indeterminate conditional release
A type of release from prison granted upon the fulfillment of certain conditions. ( The release remains revocable if additional conditions are breached.
sole and unconditional owner
See OWNER.