Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Illegal
adj. Forbidden by law; unlawful <illegal dumping> <an illegal drug>.
Illegality
n. 1. An act that is not authorized by law. 2. The state of not being legally authorized. "A contract made ultra wires is void; but not [strictly speaking] on the ground of illegality. Lord Cairns ... takes exception to the use of the term 'illegality,' pointing out that it is not the object of the contracting parties, but the incapacity of one of them, that avoids the contract." William R. Anson, Principles of the Law of Contract 190 (Arthur L. Corbin ed., 3d Am. ed. 1919)."It must not be thought that illegality in the law of contract is co-terminous with illegality in the criminal law, for a contract may be illegal without involving any breach of the criminal law at all." P.S. Atiyah, An Introduction to the Law of Contract 257 (3d ed. 1981). 3. The state or condition of being unlawful. 9 The affirmative defense of illegality must be expressly set forth in the response to the opponent's pleading. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(c). - illegal, adj. illegally obtained evidence . See EVIDENCE.
arresting the suspect. ( Such testimony may be given when an arrest has been made without probable cause, as when illegal substances have been found through an improper search. expert testimony
See expert evidence under EVIDENCE.
illegal alien
See ALIEN.
illegal alien.
an alien who enters a country at the wrong time or place, eludes an examination by officials, obtains entry by fraud, or enters into a sham marriage to evade immigration laws. - also termed undocumented alien.
illegal consideration
Consideration that is contrary to the law or public policy, or prejudicial to the public interest. ( Such consideration does not support a contract.
illegal contract
A promise that is prohibited because the performance, formation, or object of the agreement is against the law.Technically speaking, an illegal contract is not a contract at all, so the phrase is a misnomer. "An illegal contract is exceptionally difficult to define. It does not merely mean a contract contrary to the criminal law, although such a contract would indubitably be illegal. But a contract can well be illegal without contravening the criminal law, because there are certain activities which the law does not actually prohibit, but at the same time regards as contrary to the public interest and definitely to be discouraged, for instance, prostitution. While a void contract is not necessarily illegal, an illegal contract is often void. However, the consequences of an illegal contract differ somewhat from those usually produced by a simply void contract, so illegal contracts are usually accorde
illegal entry.
1. Criminal law. The unlawful act of going into a building with the intent to commit a crime. ( In some jurisdictions, illegal entry is a lesser included offense of burglary. 2. Immigration. The unauthorized entrance of an alien into the United States by arriving at the wrong time or place, by evading inspection, or by fraud.
illegal per se
Unlawful in and of itself.
illegal rate
An interest rate higher than the rate allowed by law. See USURY.
illegal search
See unreasonable search.
illegal search.
See unreasonable search under SEARCH.
illegal strike
1 A strike using unlawful procedures. 2. A strike to obtain unlawful objectives, as in a strike to force an employer to stop doing business with a particular company.
illegal strike.
See STRIKE.
illegal subdivision
The division of a wz of land into smaller parcels in violation of local subdivision regulations, as when a developer begins laying out streets, installing sewer and utility lines, and constructing houses without the authorization of the local planning commission.
illegal tax
See erroneous tax.
illegal tax.
See erroneous tax under TAX.
illegally obtained evidence
Evidence obtained by violating a statute or a person's Fourth Amendment guarantee against unreasonable searches or Fifth Amendment right to remain silent.