Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Executive
n. 1. The branch of government responsible for effecting and enforcing laws; the person or persons who constitute this branch. ( The executive branch is sometimes said to be the residue of all government after subtracting the judicial and legislative branches. Cf. LEGISLATURE; JUDICIARY (1).
account executive.
See STOCKBROKER.
chief executive
The head of the executive branch of a government, such as the President of the United States. 2. A corporate officer at the upper levels of management. - executive, odj.
chief executive officer
A corporation's highest-ranking administrator who manages the firm day by day and reports to the board of directors. - Abbr. CEO.
executive administration
Collectively, high public officials who administer the chief departments of the government.
executive agency
An executive-branch department whose activities are subject to statute and whose contracts are subject to judicial review. One example is the Army and Air Force Exchange Service.
executive agreement
Int'l law. An interns. tional agreement entered into by the President, without the need for approval by the Senate, and usu. involving routine diplomatic matters Cf. TREATY.
executive branch
The branch of government charged with administering and carrying out the law; EXECUTIVE (1). Cf. JUDICIAL BRANCH; LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. executive clemency See ,EMENCY,
executive committee
The group of principal officers and directors who directly manage business operations between meetings of the board of directors.
executive department
See EXECUTIVE
executive employee
An employee whose duties include some form of managerial authority and active participation in the control, supervision, and management of the business. -Often shortened to executive.
executive immunity
1. The absolute immunity of the U.S. President or a state governor from civil damages for actions that are within the scope of official responsibilities. 2. The qualified immunity from civil claims against lesser executive officials, who are liable only if their conduct violates clearly established constitutional or statutory rights. ( Executive immunity generally protects an official while carrying out clearly established responsibilities about which a reasonable person would know. Cf. executive privilege under PRIVILEGE (1).
executive officer
See EXECUTIVE,
executive order
An order issued by or on behalf of the President, usu. intended to direct or instruct the actions of executive agencies or government officials, or to set policies for the executive branch to follow. - Abbr. ex. order
executive pardon
See PARDON
executive power
Constitutional law. The power to see that the laws are duly executed and enforced. ( Under federal law, this power is vested in the President; in the states, it is vested in the governors. The President's enumerated powers are found in the U.S. Constitution, art. II, § 2; governors' executive powers are provided for in state constitutions. The other two great powers of government are the legislative power and the judicial power.
executive privilege
A privilege, based on the constitutional doctrine of separation of powers, that exempts the executive branch of the federal government from usual disclosure requirements when the matter to be disclosed involves national security or foreign policy. Cf. executive immunity under IMMUNITY (1).
executive session
A session of a board or governmental body that is closed to the public and that only invited persons may attend. "Virtually all open meeting statutes expressly authorize the use of executive sessions, typically specifying the particular circumstances in which executive sessions are permitted. When the specific circumstances are specified, generally no other exceptions are permitted .. . . Use of the executive session to discuss matters not properly hidden from the public is a clear violation of the open meeting law. Many states expressly or implicitly forbid use of the executive session as a subterfuge to defeat the purposes of the open meeting law." Ann Taylor Schwing, Open Meeting Laws § 7.1 (2d ed. 1999).
key-executive insurance
See key-employee insurance underINSURANCE.