Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Defence
See DEFENSE.
Fence
n. 1. A person who receives stolen goods. "The receivers of stolen goods almost never 'know' that they have been stolen, in the sense that they could testify to it in a courtroom. The business could not be so conducted, for those who sell the goods - the 'fences' -must keep up a more respectable front than is generally possible for the thieves." United States o. Werner, 160 F.2d 438, 441-42 (2d Cir. 1947). "The typical 'fence' takes over the stolen property and pays the thief a price. He purports to 'buy' the goods from the thief." Rollin M. Perkins & Ronald N. Boyce, Criminal Law 395 (3d ed. 1982). 2. A place where stolen goods are sold. See RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY. 3. LAWFUL FENCE.
fence-month
Hist. The summer fawning season when it was unlawful to hunt deer. - Also termed defense-month.
lawful fence
A strong, substantial, and wellsuited barrier that is sufficient to prevent animals from escaping property and to protect the property from trespassers. - Also termed legal fence; good rind lawful fence.
legal fence
See LAWFUL FENCE.
spite fence
A fence erected solely to annoy a neighbor, as by blocking the neighbor's view or preventing the neighbor from acquiring an easement of light <the court temporarily enjoined the completion of the 25-foot spite fence>.