Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Drop
English law. A rule nisi that is not adopted because the members of a court are equally divided on the issue. ( The rule is dropped rather than discharged or made absolute.
Eavesdropping
The act of secretly listening to the private conversation of others without their consent. Cf. BUGGING; WIRETAPPING.
drop letter
A letter addressed to someone in the delivery area of the post office where the letter was posted.
drop shipper
A wholesaler who arranges to have goods shipped directly from a manufacturer to a consumer. See DROP-SHIPMENT DELIVERY.
drop-down clause
An insurance-policy provision requiring an excess insurer to provide coverage to the insured even though the underlying coverage has not been exhausted, usu. because the underlying insurers are insolvent.
drop-shipment delivery
A manufacturer's shipment of goods directly to the consumer rather than initially to a wholesaler. ( If the wholesaler takes the order, it may receive part of the profit from the sale.
dropsy testimony
A police officer's false testimony that a fleeing suspect dropped an illegal substance that was then confiscated by the police and used as probable cause for