Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Crit
An adherent to the critical-legal-studies school of thought. - Also termed CLSer; Critic; critter.
Critical Legal Studies
1 A school of thought advancing the idea that the legal system's manipulative nature masks its true function. which, according to the predominant Marxist wing of this school, is to perpetuate the socioeconomic status quo. 2. The body of work produced by adherents to this school of thought. -Abbr. CLS.
Critical Race Theory
1 A reform movement within the legal profession, particularly within academia, whose adherents believe that the legal system has disempowered racial minorities. 0 The term first appeared in 1989. Critical race theorists observe that even if the law it couched in neutral language, it cannot be neu tral because those who fashioned it had thei, own subjective perspectives that, once en shrined in law, have disadvantaged minorities and even perpetuated racism. 2. The body w work produced by adherents to this theory. Abbr. CRT.
Critter
See CRIT.
air-quality criteria
entrronmenlal lai the legal limits that the environmental protection agency sets for pollutants in o defined area and at a specified time.
critical evidence
Evidence strong enough that its presence could tilt a juror's mind. ( Under the Due Process Clause, an indigent criminal defendant is usu. entitled to an expert opinion of the merits of critical evidence.
critical limitation
Patents. A limitation essential either to the operativeness of an invention or to the patentability of a patent claim for the invention.
critical stage
1 The point in a criminal prosecution when the accused's rights may be prejudiced by the absence of legal representation. 0 A defendant is entitled to counsel at critical stages, such as trial or a preliminary hearing, when the defendant's rights could be prejudiced. 2. The point in a criminal prosecution when jeopardy attaches, when the jury is empaneled, or when a witness is sworn.
droit ecrit
n. [French "the written law"] French law. The civil law; the corpus juris ciuilis.
escritura
n. [Spanish] Spanish law. 1. A written instrument. 2. A deed prepared by an escribano or notary of a corporation or council (concejo), or that is sealed with the seal of the king or other authorized person.
fem-crit
See GRIT.
self-critical-analysis privilege
A privilege protecting individuals and entities from divulging the results of candid assessments of their compliance with laws and regulations, to the extent the assessments are internal, the results were intended from the outset to be confidential, and the information is of a type that would be curtailed if it were forced to be disclosed. ( This privilege is founded on the public policy that it is beneficial to permit individuals and entities to confidentially evaluate their compliance with the law, so that they will monitor and improve their compliance with it. - Also termed self-policing privilege.