Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Ceasefire
See TRUCE.
Fire
ub. To discharge or dismiss a person from employment; to terminate as an employee.
Firearm
A weapon that expels a projectile (such as a bullet or pellets) by the combustion of gunpowder or other explosive.
board of fire underwriters.
An unincorporated voluntary association made up of fire insurers.
fire insurance
An agreement to indemnify against property damage caused by fire, wind, rain, or other similar disaster.
fire ordeal
See ORDEAL.
fire sale
1. A sale of merchandise at reduced prices because of fire or water damage. 2. Any sale at greatly reduced prices, esp. due to an emergency. ( Fire sales are often regulated to protect the public from deceptive sales practices.
fire-bote
See housebote.
firefighter's rule
A doctrine holding that a fireman, police officer, or other emergency professional may not hold a person, usu. a property owner, liable for unintentional injuries suffered by the professional in responding to the situation created or caused by the person. -Also termed fireman's rule.
friendly fire.
1. A fire burning where it is intended to burn, yet capable of causing unintended damage. 2. Military or police gunfire that injures one's own side.
ordeal by fire
An ordeal in which the accused person was forced to hold a piece of hot metal or to walk barefoot across a hot surface, the judgment of guilt or innocence depending on how quickly the person's hands or feet healed. - Also termed fire ordeal.