Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Dispute
n. A conflict or controversy, esp. one that has given rise to a particular lawsuit. -dispute, ub.
Labor Disputes Act
See MORRIS-LAGUARDIA ACT.
alternative dispute resolution
a procedure for settling a dispute by means other than litigation, such as arbitration, mediation, or minitrial. - abbr. adr.
domestic dispute
A disturbance, usu. at a residence and usu. within a family, involving vio lence and often resulting in a call to a law enforcement agency. - Also termed domestt, disturbance; family distlrrbancP. See donwsti, violence under VIOLENCE. domestic export See EXPORT
hot-cargo agreement. Labor law. A voluntary agreement between a union and a neutral employer by which the latter agrees to exert pressure on another employer with whom the union has a dispute, as by c
See LANDRUM-GRIFFIN ACT.
labor dispute
A controversy between an employer and its employees concerning the terms or conditions of employment, or concerning the association or representation of those who negotiate or seek to negotiate the terms or conditions of employment.
major dispute
Labor law. Under the Railway Labor Act, a disagreement about basic working conditions, often resulting in a new collective-bargaining agreement or a change in the existing agreement. 0 Under the Act, two classes of disputes - major and minor -are subject to mandatory arbitration. 45 USCA § 155. - Also termed new-contract dispute.
minor dispute
Labor law. Under the Railway Labor Act, a disagreement about the interpretation or application of a collectivebargaining agreement, as opposed to a disagreement over the formation of a new agreement. 45 USCA § 155.
new-contract dispute
See major dispute under DISPUTE.
trade dispute
1. A dispute between two countries arising from tariff rates or other matters related to international commerce. 2. A dispute between an employer and employees over pay, working conditions, or other employment-related matters. 0 An employee who leaves during a trade dispute is not entitled to benefits under the Unemployment Insurance Act.
undisputed
adj. Not questioned or challenged uncontested.
undisputed fact
An uncontested or admitted fact, esp. one that a court has not deemed necessary to include in a finding of fact.