Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Doctor of Juridical Science

A graduate law degree, beyond the J.D. and the LL.M. - Abbr. S.J.D.; J.S.D. - Also termed Doctor of Judicial Science; Doctor of the Science of Jurisprudence; Doctor of the Science of Law.

Juridical

adj. 1. Of or relating to judicial proceedings or to the administration of justice. 2. Of or relating to law; legal. - Also termed juridic. Cf. NONJURIDICAL.

Nonjuridical

adj. 1. Not of or relating to judicial proceedings or to the administration of justice <the dispute was nonjuridical>. 2. Not of or relating to the law; not legal <a natural person is a nonjuridical entity. CE JURIDICAL.

juridical day

See DAY.

juridical link

A legal relationship between members of a potential class action, sufficient to make a single suit more efficient or effective than multiple suits, as when all members of the class have been similarly affected by an allegedly illegal regulation. - Also termed juridical relationship.