Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Geld

n. Hist. A tax paid to the Crown under Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings.

footgeld

Hist. In forest law, a fine imposed for not making a dog incapable of hunting by either cutting out the ball of its paw or cutting off its claws. ( The cutting was known as "expeditating" the dog. To be "free" or "quit" of footgeld was to be relieved of the duty to expeditate one's dog.

furigeldum

[Law Latin fur "theft" + geldum "payment"] Hist. A fine paid for theft.

gavelgeld

Hist. 1. Property that yields a profit or a toll. 2. The tribute or toll itself.

geldable

adj. Hist. (Of property) subject to tax or tribute. - Also spelled gildable.

hinegeld

n. Hist. A ransom for an offense committed by a servant.

hudegeld.

See HYDEGELD.

hydegeld

n. Hist. 1. In England, a discharge for an assault on a trespassing servant. 2. HIDEGILD. - Also spelled hudegeld.

wood-geld

Hist. 1. Money paid for the privilege of taking wood from a forest. 2. Immunity from paying money for this privilege. - Also termed pudzeld.