Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Defender
One who defends, such as the defendant in a lawsuit, a person using self-defense, or defense counsel.
Defender of the Faith
See DEFENSOR FIDEL
Defendere
ub. Law Latin] To deny; to defend.
Ecclesia est infra aetatem et in custodia domini regis, qua tenetur jura et haereditates ejusdem manu tenere et defendere
The church is underage and in the custody of the king, who is bound to uphold and defend its rights and inheritances.
defendere se per corpus suum
ub. [Law Latin "to defend himself by his own body"] Hist. To agree to a trial by judicial combat; to agree to a duel.
defendere unica manu
n. [Law Latin "to defend with one hand"] Hist. A denial of an accusation under oath.
public defender
A lawyer or staff of lawyers, usu. publicly appointed, whose duty is to represent indigent criminal defendants. - Abbr. P.D.