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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Dry

adj. 1. Free from moisture; desiccated <dry land>. 2. Unfruitful; destitute of profitable interest; nominal <a dry trust>. 3. (Of a jurisdiction) prohibiting the sale or use of alcoholic beverages <a dry county>

Polyandry

The condition or practice of having more than one husband. Cf. POLYGYNY.

Sundry

adj. Separate; diverse; various.

dry check

See bad check

dry check.

See bad check under CHECK.

dry exchange

Something that pretends to pass on both sides of a transaction, but passes on only on side Dry exchange seems to be a subtil term invents disguise usury, in which something is pretended to on both sides, whereas in truth nothing passes o: one side." Termes de la Ley 185 (1st Am. ed. 1812) DRY EXCHANGE . . . . A euphemism applied to coverture' or colouring' of the stringent statutes p~ during the tudor period against usury . . . . Usury, "was condemned by religion and law alike during middle ages, was from the middle of the 16th centui. longer to be confounded with the legitimate employs of capita

dry mortgage

A mortgage that creates a lien on property but does not impose on the mortgagor any personal liability for any amount that exceeds the value of the premises.

dry receivership

See RECEIVERSHIP

dry receivership.

A receivership in which there is no equity available to pay general creditors.

dry rent

Rent reserved without a distress clause allowing the rent to be collected by distress; rent that can be collected only by an ordinary legal action.

dry trust

See TRUSJ.

husbandry.

1. Agriculture or farming; cultivation of the soil for food. 0 In some states, tools and equipment used in farming are exempt from forced sale for collection of a debt. 2. Generally, care of a household; careful management of resources. husband-wife immunity. See IMMUNITY (2).

laundry list

Slang. An enumeration of items, as in a statute or court opinion <Texas's consumer-protection law contains a laundry list of deceptive trade practices>.