Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Informal
adj. Not done or performed in accordance with normal forms or procedures <an informal proceeding>.
informal agency action.
Administrative-agency activity other than adjudication or rulemaking, such as investigation, publicity, or supervision. Cf RULEMAKING. informal contract. See parol contract (2) under CONTRACT.
informal contract
See parol contract (2).
informal dividend
A payment of salary, rent, interest, or the like to or for a shareholder as a substitute for a dividend. - Also termed disguised dividend.
informal dividend.
See DIVIDEND.
informal immunity.
See pocket immunity under IMMUNITY (3).
informal marriage
See common-law marriage.
informal marriage.
See common-law marriage under MARRIAGE (1).
informal probate
Probate designed to operate with minimal involvement of the probate court. ( Most modern probate codes encourage this type of administration, with an independent personal representative. - Also termed independent probate.
informal probate.
See PROBATE,
informal proceeding
A trial conducted in a more relaxed manner than a typical court trial, such as an administrative hearing or a trial in small-claims court.
informal proceeding.
See PROCEEDING.
informal proof of claim
A proof of claim stating a creditor's demand for payment and intent to hold the debtor's bankruptcy estate liable, but that does not comply with the Bankruptcy Code's form for proofs of claim. ( A late-filed proof of claim may be given effect if the creditor had timely filed an informal proof of claim.
informal proof of claim.
See PROOF OF CLAIM
informal rulemaking
Agency rulemaking in which the agency publishes a proposed regulation and receives public comments on the regulation, after which the regulation can take effect without the necessity of a formal hearing on the record. 0 Informal rulemaking is the most common procedure followed by an agency in issuing its substantive rules. -Also termed notice-and-comment rulemaking. See NOTICE-AND-COMMENT PERIOD. Cf. formal rulemaking.
informal rulemaking.
See RULEMAKING.