Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Contractor
1. A party to a contract. 2. More specif., one who contracts to do work or provide supplies for another.
Subcontractor
One who is awarded a portion of an existing contract by a contractor, esp. a general contractor. ( For example, a contractor who builds houses typically retains subcontractors to perform specialty work such as installing plumbing, laying carpet, making cabinetry, and landscaping - each subcontractor is paid a somewhat lesser sum than the contractor receives for the work.
general contractor
One who contracts for the completion of an entire project, including purchasing all materials, hiring and paying subcontractors, and coordinating all the work. - Also termed original contractor; prime contractor.
general contractor.
See CONTRACTOR.
independent contractor
See INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
military-contractor defense
The principle that a manufacturer who produces equipment for the military is immune from tort liability, to the same extent as the federal government, if the manufacturer did not design the equipment, participated minimally in the design, or received government authorization to proceed with a design after warning the government of the possible dangers of the design and of possible alternative designs.
original contractor
See general contractor under CONTRACTOR.