Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Delay
n 1.The act of postponing or slowing <the continuance was sought for no purpose other than delay>. 2. An instance at which something is postponed or slowed <the delay in starting the trial made it difficult for all of the witnesses to attend>. 3. The period during which something is postponed or slowed <during the delay, the case settled>. 4. Civil law. The period within which a party to a suit must take some action, such as perfecting an appeal or responding to a written-discovery request <the delay for responding to written interrogatories is 15 days after the date they are served on the responding party>.
delay rental
Oil & gas. A periodic payment made by an oil-and-gas lessee to postpone exploration during the primary lease term. See DRILLING-DELAY-RENTAL CLAUSE. 2. The income received from rent. 3. A record of payments received from rent. - rental, adj
delayed appeal
an appeal that takes place after the time for appealing has expired, but only when the reviewing court has granted permission because of special circumstances.
delayed funds availability
A hold that a bank places on uncollected funds that are represented by a deposited check. - Abbr. DFA.
delayed rental
See RENTAL.
delayed-compliance order
Environmental law. An order issued by the Environmental Protection Agency or by a state agency to an existing source of pollutants, whereby the deadline for complying with an implementation plan is postponed. See IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
drilling-delay rental clause
Oil & gas. A clause in an oil-and-gas lease providing for periodic payments by the lessee to postpone exploration during the primary lease term. 0 This clause is usu. used to negate any requirement of drilling a test well."The purpose of the lease drilling-delay rental clause is to ensure that the lessee has no obligation to drill during the primary term by negating any implied obligation to test the premises. Before drilling-delay rental clauses became common in oil and g
vexatious delay
An insurance company's unjustifiable refusal to pay on an insurance claim, esp. based on a mere suspicion but no hard facts that the claim is ill-founded. - Also termed vexatious refusal to pay; refusal to pay.
without delay.
1. Instantly; at once. 2. Within the time reasonably allowed by law.