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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Hide

n. Hist. 1. In England, a measure of land consisting in as much as could be worked with one plow, variously estimated at from 30 to 120 acres but probably determined by local usage. ( A hide was anciently employed as a unit of taxation. Cf. CARUCATE. 2. As much land as would support one family or the dwellers in a mansion-house. 3. A house; a dwelling-house. High Court of Chivalry

hidegild

n. [Old English] Hist. A sum of money paid by a villein or servant to avoid a whipping. - Also .spelled hidgild; hydegeld; hudegeld.

hidel

n. [Old English] Hist. A hiding-place; a place of protection or sanctuary.