Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Council
1 A deliberative assembly <the U.N. Security Council>.
Council of Economic Advisors
A select group of economists who advise the U.S. President on economic issues. - Abbr. CEA.
Council of the North
Hist. A body used by the Tudors to administer the northern parts of England (esp. Yorkshire) during the 16th and 17th centuries. 9 The council probably predated the Tudors, but Henry VIII revived it. In addition to enforcing Crown policy in the northern territories, the appointees (many of whom were lawyers) exercised wide criminal and civil jurisdiction. The Council disbanded ca. 1640.
Councilor
See COUNCILOR.
Customs Cooperation Council
A specialized intergovernmental organization for the study of customs questions. ( Established in 1952, the Council has its headquarters in Brussels. -Abbr. CCC.
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
A tribunal created in 1833 with jurisdiction to hear certain admiralty and ecclesiastical appeals, and certain appeals from the Commonwealth. 0 Its decisions are not treated as binding precedent in the United Kingdom, but they are influential because of the overlapping composition of members of the Council and the House of Lords in its judicial capacity.
Privy Council
In Britain, the principal council of the sovereign, composed of the cabinet ministers and other persons chosen by royal appointment to serve as privy councillors. ( The functions of the Privy Council are now mostly ceremonial. See JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.
Privy Councillor
A member of the Privy Council.
Security Council
A body of the United Nations, consisting of five permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and ten additional members elected at stated intervals, charged with the responsibility of maintaining international peace and security, and esp. of preventing or halting wars by diplomatic, economic, or military action.
appeals council
a commission that hears appeals of rulings by administrative-law judges in social-security matters.
city council
A city's legislative body, usu. responsible for passing ordinances, levying taxes, appropriating funds, and generally administering city government. - Also termed (in some states) board o f aldermen.
common council
1.In some cities, the lower branch of a city council. 2. In some cities, the city's governing board.
judicial council
A regularly assembled group of judges whose mission is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the courts on which they sit; esp., a semiannual assembly of a federal circuit's judges called by the circuit's chief judge. 28 USCA ยง 332. judicial day See juridical day under DAY,
legislative council
1 A state agency that studies legislative problems and plans legislative strategy between regular legislative sessions. 2. In some English-speaking jurisdictions, the upper house of a legislature (corresponding to an American senate). 3. In some English-speaking jurisdictions, the lower house of a legislature (corresponding to an American House of Representatives).
metropolitan council
An official or quasi-official body appointed or elected by voters of a metropolitan area to provide for the unified administration of services (such as sewage disposal or public transportation) to the cities and towns within the metropolitan area.
select council
In some states, the upper branch of a city council. 2. An administrative or executive body <a parish council>.
sentencing council
A panel of three or more judges who confer to determine a criminal sentence. ( Sentencing by a council occurs less frequently than sentencing by a single trial judge.