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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Extrahazardous

adj. Especially or unusually dangerous. ( This term is often applied to exceptionally dangerous railroad crossings.

Hazard

n. 1. Danger; peril.

extraordinary hazard

Workers' compensation. An unusual occupational danger that is increased by the acts of employees other than the injured worker.

hazard pay.

Special compensation for work done under unpleasant or unsafe conditions.

hazarder

n. Hist. A player in an unlawful game of dice. - Also spelled hazardor.

hazardous contract

See aleatory contract.

hazardous contract.

See aleatory contract under CONTRACT.

hazardous employment

High-risk work; work involving extra peril. ( In the context of workers' compensation, hazardous employment often requires an employer to carry workers'-compensation coverage or its equivalent, regardless of the number of employees.

hazardous negligence

1. Careless or reckless conduct that exposes someone to extreme danger of injury or to imminent peril. 2. See gross negligence.

hazardous negligence.

See NEGLIGENCE.

hazardous substance.

1. A toxic pollutant; an imminently dangerous chemical or mixture. 2. See hazardous waste under WASTE (2)

hazardous waste

See WASTE

hazardous waste.

Waste that - because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics - may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or otherwise harm human health or the environment. 42 USCA § 6903(5). - Also termed hazardous substance.

imminent hazard

An immediate danger; esp., in environmental law, a situation in which the continued use of a pesticide will probably result in unreasonable adverse effects on the environment or will involve an unreasonable danger to the survival of an endangered species. 7 USCA § 136(1). 2. The risk or probability of loss or injury, esp. a loss or injury covered by an insurance policy.

moral hazard

1. The risk that an insured will destroy property or allow it to be destroyed (usu. by burning) in order to collect the insurance proceeds. 2. The insured's potential interest, if any, in the burning of the property.3. Hist. An unlawful dice game in which the chances of winning are complicated by arbitrary rules.

occupational hazard.

A danger or risk that is peculiar to a particular calling or occupation. ( Occupational hazards include both accidental injuries and occupational diseases.

special-hazard rule

The principle that an employee is covered by workers' compensation for injuries received while traveling to or from work if the route used contains unique risks or hazards and is not ordinarily used by the public except in dealing with the employer. ( This is an exception to the general rule that an employee is not covered for injuries occurring during the employee's commute. See GOING-ANDCOMING RULE. Cf. SPECIAL-MISSION EXCEPTION.

ultrahazardous activity

See ABNORMALLY DANGEROUS ACTIVITY.