Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Dismissal
n. 1. Termination of an action or claim without further hearing, esp. before the trial of the issues involved,
dismissal compensation
See SEVERANCE PAY.
dismissal for cause
A dismissal of a contract employee for a reason that the law or public policy has recognized as sufficient to warrant the employee's removal.3. Military law. A court-martial punishment for an officer, commissioned warrant officer, cadet, or midshipman, consisting of separation from the armed services with dishonor. ( A dismissal can be given only by a general courtmartial and is considered the equivalent of a dishonorable discharge. - dismiss, ub.
dismissal for failure to prosecute
See dismissal for want of prosecution.
dismissal for want of equity.
See DISMISSAL (1).
dismissal for want of prosecution
A court's dismissal of a lawsuit because the plaintiff has failed to pursue the case diligently toward completion. - Abbr. DWOP. -Also termed dismissal for failure to prosecute.
dismissal with prejudice
See DISMISSAL 11).
dismissal with prejudice.
A dismissal, usu. after an adjudication on the merits, barring the plaintiff from prosecuting any later lawsuit on the same claim. 0 If, after a dismissal with prejudice, the plaintiff files a later suit on the same claim, the defendant in the later suit can assert the defense of res judicata (claim preclusion). See RES JUDICATA.
dismissal without prejudice
A dismissal that does not bar the plaintiff from refiling the lawsuit within the applicable limitations period.
fugitive-dismissal rule
The principle that an appellate court may dismiss a criminal defendant's appeal if the defendant is a fugitive.
involuntary dismissal
A court's dismissal of a lawsuit because the plaintiff failed to prosecute or failed to comply with a procedural rule or court order. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).
judgment of dismissal
A final determination of a case without a trial on its merits. See DISMISSAL.
two-dismissal rule
The rule that a notice of voluntary dismissal operates as an adjudication on the merits - not merely as a dismissal without prejudice - when filed by a plaintiff who has already dismissed the same claim in another court.
voluntary dismissal
See DISMISSAL (1).
voluntary dismissal.
A plaintiff's dismissal of a lawsuit at the plaintiffs own request or by stipulation of all the parties. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a).2. A release or discharge from employment. See DISCHARGE (7).