Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Feria

n. [Law Latin] Hist. 1. A weekday. 2. A holiday. 3. See ferial day under DAY. 4. A fair. 5. A ferry.

Feriae

n. pl. [Latin] Roman law. Religious and public holidays on which Romans suspended politics and lawsuits, and on which slaves enjoyed a partial break from labor.

dies feriati

n. [Latin] Roman & civil law. A holiday; holidays.

ferial day

Hist. 1. A day free from labor, pleading, and service of process; a holiday. 2. A working day, under a 1449 statute (27 Hen. 6, ch. 5).