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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Landmark

1. A feature of land (such as a natu ral object, or a monument or marker) tha demarcates the boundary of the land <accord ing to the 1891 survey, the crooked oak tree i the correct landmark at the property's north east corner>. 2. A historically significant build ing or site <the schoolhouse built in 1898 i the county's most famous landmark>. See MONUMENT.

landmark decision

A judicial decision tha significantly changes existing law. ( Example; are Brown v. Board of Educ., 347 U.S. 483, 7~ S.Ct. 686 (1954) (holding that segregation it public schools violates the Equal Protection Clause), and Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R., 16: N.E. 99 (ICY. 1928) (establishing that a defen dant's duty in a negligence action is limited t( plaintiffs within the apparent zone of danger -that is, plaintiffs to whom damage could be reasonably foreseen). - Also termed landmark case. Cf. LEADING CASE.