Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Default
n. The omission or failure to perform a legal or contractual duty; esp., the failure to pay a debt when due. - default, ub. - defaulter, n.
Defaulter
1 A person who is in default. 2. A person who misappropriates or fails to account for money held in the person's official or fiduciary capacity.
cross-default
A provision under which default on one debt obligation triggers default on another obligation.
default judgment
1 A judgment entered against a defendant who has failed to plead or otherwise defend against the plaintiff's claim, often by failing to appear at trial. 2. A judgment entered as a penalty against a party who does not comply with an order, esp. an order to comply with a discovery request. - Also termed judgment by default. See JUDGMENT.
judgment by default
See DEFAULT JUDGMENT.
nihil-dicit default judgment
See DEFAULT JUDGMENT.
nil-dicit default judgment
[Latin "he says nothing"] A judgment for the plaintiff entered after the defendant fails to file a timely answer, often after appearing in the case by filing a preliminary motion. -Also termed nihil-dicit default judgment. -Often shortened to nihil dicit.
no-answer default judgment
A judgment for the plaintiff entered after the defendant fails to timely answer or otherwise appear.
post-answer default judgment
A judgment for the plaintiff entered after the defendant files an answer, but fails to appear at trial or otherwise provide a defense on the merits.
procedural-default doctrine
The principle that a federal court lacks jurisdiction to review the merits of a habeas corpus petition if a state court has refused to review the complaint because the petitioner failed to follow reasonable state-court procedures. procedural due process See DUE PROCESS.
saver default
[Law French] Hist. To excuse a default. - Also spelled saver default; saver defaut.
taker in default
A person designated by a donor to receive property under a power of appointment if the donee fails to exercise that power.