Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Assisted self-determination

see assisted suicide under suicide. Assize (a-siz), n. 1. A session of a court or council.

Determination

n. 1. A final decision by a court or administrative agency <the court's determination of the issue>.

determination letter

A letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service in response to a taxpayer's request, giving an opinion about the tax significance of a transaction, such as whether a nonprofit corporation is entitled to tax-exempt status. - Also termed ruling letter.

initial determination

The first determination made by the Social Security Administration of a person's eligibility for benefits.2. The ending or expiration of an estate or interest in property, or of a right, power, or authority <the easement's determination after four years>. - determine, ub.

self-determination contract

Under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, an agreement by which the federal government provides funds to an Indian tribe and allows the tribe to plan and administer a program that would otherwise be administered by the federal government. 25 USCA ยง 450b(j).

self-determination election

See GLOBE ELECTION.