Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Dominatio

n. [Latin] Hist. Lordship; rule.

adverse-domination doctrine

the equitable principle that the statute of limitations on a breach-of-fiduciary-duty claim against officers and directors is tolled as long as a corporate plaintiff is controlled by the alleged wrongdoers. 0 the statute is tolled until a majority of the disinterested directors discover or are put on notice of the claim against the wrongdoers. this doctrine is available to benefit only the corporation.

doctrine of adverse domination

A rule allowing the statute of limitations to be tolled in an action against corporate officers and directors (esp. a corporation's action against its own officers and directors) until the alleged wrongdoers no longer control the corporation. - Also termed adverse domination doctrine.