Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act
Maritime law. A 1936 federal act defining, for goods damaged in transit, the rights and responsibilities of issuers and holders of ocean bills of lading. 46 USCA §§ 1300 et seq. .
Goods
1. Tangible or movable personal property other than money; esp., articles of trade or items of merchandise <goods and services>. ( The sale of goods is governed by Article 2 of the UCC. 2. Things that have value, whether tangible or not <the importance of social goods varies from society to society>.
capital goods
See GOODS.
capital goods. Goods
used for the production of other goods or services. - Also termed industrial goods.
confusion of goods
The mixture of things of the same nature but belonging to different owners so that the identification of the things is no longer possible. 0 If this occurs by common consent of the owners, they are owners in common, but if the mixture is done willfully by one person alone, that person loses all right in the property unless (1) the goods can be distinguished and separated among owners, or ( 2 the mixing person's goods are equal in value to the goods with which they were intermingled. Confusion of goods combines the civil-law concepts of confusio (a mixture of liquids) and commixtio (a mixture of dry items). - Also termed intermixture of goods.
consumer goods
Goods bought or used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, and not for resale or for producing other goods. UCC § 9-109(1).
consumer goods consumer goods
See GOODS.
consumer-goods transaction
Secured transactions. A transaction in which (1) an individu al incurs an obligation primarily for person, family, or household purposes, and (2) a security interest in consumer goods secures the obligation. UCC § 9-102(a)(16).
customer's goods
See GOODS.
customers' goods. Insurance
Goods belonging to the customers of a fire-insurance policyholder; goods held by a policyholder as a bailee.
detinue of goods in frankmarriage
Hist. A writ allowing a divorced wife to obtain the goods given to her during the marriage.
distressed goods
Goods sold at unusually low prices or at a loss.
durable goods
Consumer goods that are designed to be used repeatedly over a long period, such as automobiles or personal computers. - Also termed durables; hard goods.
duress of goods
1. The act of seizing personal property by force, or withholding it from an entitled party, and then extorting something as the condition for its release. 2. Demanding and taking personal property un- der color of legal authority that either is void or for some other reason does not justify the demand.
fugitive's goods
Hist. The goods that a person forfeited as a result of fleeing.
fungible goods
See GOODS. fur (far). [Latin] Roman law. A thief.
future goods
Goods that will come into being, such as those yet to be manufactured; goods that are not both existing and identified. ( A purported present sale of future goods or any interest in them operates as a contract to sell. UCC § 2-105(2). hard goods. See durable goods.
future goods.
See GOODS.
goods and chattels
n. Loosely, personal property of any kind; occasionally, tangible personal property only.
gray-market goods.
See PARALLEL IMPORTS.
hard goods.
See durable goods under GOODS.
household goods
Goods that are used in connection with a home. ( This term usu. arises when a warehouser claims a lien on what he or she asserts are "household" goods. According to the UCC, a warehouser may claim a lien on a depositor's furniture, furnishings, and personal effects that are used in a dwelling. UCC § 7-209(3)(b). industrial goods. See capital goods.
household goods.
See GOODS.
identification of goods.
A process that enables a buyer to obtain an identifiable (and therefore insurable) interest in goods before taking possession from the seller. ( The goods are identified in any manner agreed to by the parties. UCC § 2-501.
industrial goods.
See capital goods under GOODS.
intermixture of goods
See CONFUSION OF GOODS.
lawful goods
Property that one may legally hold, sell, or export; property that is not contraband.
mobile goods
See GOODS.
no goods
See NULLA BONA.
nonconforming goods
Goods that fail to meet contractual specifications, allowing the buyer to reject the tender of the goods or to revoke their acceptance. UCC §§ 2-601, 2-608. See PERFECT-TENDER RULE.
ordinary goods
See GOODS.
prize goods
Goods captured at sea during wartime.
slander of goods
See DISPARAGEMENT.
soft goods
Consumer goods (such as clothing) that are not durable goods.