Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Confidence
1. Assured expectation; firm trust; faith <the partner has confidence in the associate's work>. 2. Reliance on another's discretion; a relation of trust < she took her coworker into her confidence>. 3. A communication made in trust and not intended for public disclosure; specif., a communication protected by the attorney-client or similar privilege <the confidences between lawyer and client>. 0 Under the ABA Code of Professional Responsibility, a lawyer cannot reveal a client's confidence unless the client consents after full disclosure. DR 4-101. Cf SECRET (2). - confide, ub.
confidence game
A means of obtaining money or property whereby a person intentionally misrepresents facts to gain the victim's trust so that the victim will transfer money or property to the person. - Also termed con game; con.
no-confidence vote
The formal legal method by which a legislative body, by a majority vote, forces the resignation of a cabinet or ministry. - Also termed vote of no confidence.
vote of no confidence
See NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE.