Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Clayton Act
A federal statute - enacted in 1914 to amend the Sherman Act - that prohibits price discrimination, tying arrangements, and exclusive-dealing contracts, as well as mergers and interlocking directorates, if their effect might substantially lessen competition or create a monopoly in any line of commerce. 15 USCA §§ 12-27. Cl. Ct. abbr. CLAIMS COURT, U.S.
Delay
n 1.The act of postponing or slowing <the continuance was sought for no purpose other than delay>. 2. An instance at which something is postponed or slowed <the delay in starting the trial made it difficult for all of the witnesses to attend>. 3. The period during which something is postponed or slowed <during the delay, the case settled>. 4. Civil law. The period within which a party to a suit must take some action, such as perfecting an appeal or responding to a written-discovery request <the delay for responding to written interrogatories is 15 days after the date they are served on the responding party>.
Himalaya clause.
Maritime law. A provision in a bill of lading extending the carrier's liability limitations under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act to the carrier's agents and independent contractors. ( This type of clause is usu. strictly construed. See CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA ACT.
Lay
ub. To allege or assert. "The Laying of Damages. - At common law the declaration must 'lay damages."' Edwin E. Bryant, The Law of Pleading Under the Codes of Civil Procedure 209 (2d ed.1899).
Layaway
An agreement between a retail seller and a consumer to hold goods for future sale. ( The seller sets the goods aside and agrees to sell them to the consumer at an agreed price in the future. The consumer deposits with the seller some portion of the price of the goods, and may agree to other conditions with the seller, such as progress payments. The consumer receives the goods once the full purchase price has been paid. lay corporation See CORPORATION.
Layman
1 A person who is not a member of the clergy. 2. A person who is not a member of a profession or an expert on a particular subject. - Also termed layperson.
Layoff
The termination of employment at the employer's instigation; esp., the termination -either temporary or permanent - of a large number of employees in a short time. - lay off, ub.
Layperson
1 See LAYMAN. 2. Xist. See JUROR.
Laytime
The period permitted for the unloading of a chartered vessel. ( If more time is used to unload the vessel, the vessel's owner is entitled to compensation for the delay.
Mislay
ub. To deposit (property, etc.) in a place not afterwards recollected; to lose (property, etc.) by forgetting where it was placed. See mislaid property under PROPERTY.
Slay
ub. To kill (a person), esp. in battle.
capital outlay
1. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE. 2. Money expended in acquiring, equipping, and promoting a business.
child-slaying
See INFANTICIDE.
delay rental
Oil & gas. A periodic payment made by an oil-and-gas lessee to postpone exploration during the primary lease term. See DRILLING-DELAY-RENTAL CLAUSE. 2. The income received from rent. 3. A record of payments received from rent. - rental, adj
delayed appeal
an appeal that takes place after the time for appealing has expired, but only when the reviewing court has granted permission because of special circumstances.
delayed funds availability
A hold that a bank places on uncollected funds that are represented by a deposited check. - Abbr. DFA.
delayed rental
See RENTAL.
delayed-compliance order
Environmental law. An order issued by the Environmental Protection Agency or by a state agency to an existing source of pollutants, whereby the deadline for complying with an implementation plan is postponed. See IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
display right
Copyright. A copyright holder's exclusive right to show or exhibit a copy of the protected work publicly, whether directly or by technological means. 0 For example, this right makes it illegal to transmit a copyrighted work over the Internet without permission.
drilling-delay rental clause
Oil & gas. A clause in an oil-and-gas lease providing for periodic payments by the lessee to postpone exploration during the primary lease term. 0 This clause is usu. used to negate any requirement of drilling a test well."The purpose of the lease drilling-delay rental clause is to ensure that the lessee has no obligation to drill during the primary term by negating any implied obligation to test the premises. Before drilling-delay rental clauses became common in oil and g
fair play
Equity, candor, and fidelity in dealings with another.
fair play and substantial justice
The fairness requirement that a court must meet in its assertion of personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant to comport with due process. International Shoe Co. u. Washington, 326 U.S. 310, 66 S.Ct. 154 (1945). See MINIMUM CONTACTS.
lay corporation
English law. A corporation made up of laypersons, and existing for a business or charitable purpose. Cf. ecclesiastical corporation.
lay damages
vb. To allege damages, esp. in the complaint. See AD DAMNUM CLAUSE.
lay day
Maritime law. A day allowed for loading and unloading cargo without penalty to the parties chartering the vessel.
lay fee
Hist. A fee estate in land held by ordinary feudal tenure, such as socage, rather than by ecclesiastical tenure through frankalmoin. See FRANKALMOIN; SOCAGE.
lay impropriator
Eccles. law. A layperson holding a spiritual appropriation.
lay investiture
Eccles. law. The ceremony of placing a bishop in possession of lands, money revenues, and other diocesan temporalities.
lay judge
A judge who is not a lawyer.
lay opinion testimony
Evidence given by a witness who is not qualified as an expert but who testifies to opinions or inferences. ( In federal court, the admissibility of this testimony is limited to opinions or inferences that are rationally based on the witness's perception and that will be helpful to a clear understanding of the witness's testimony or the determination of a fact in issue. Fed. R. Evid. 701.
lay system
Maritime law. A system in which a fishing vessel's catch is sold at auction, and then the proceeds are provided first to the provider of supplies and then to the master and crew.
lay tenure
Hist. Any tenure not held through religious service, such as a base tenure or a freehold tenure. Cf. tenure by divine service.
lay witness
A witness who does not testify as an expert and who therefore may only give an opinion or make an inference that is based on firsthand knowledge and helpful in understanding the testimony or in determining facts. Fed. R. Evid. 701.
lay, adj
1. Not ecclesiastical; nonclerical. 2. Not expert, esp. with reference to law or medicine; nonprofessional.
laying a foundation
Evidence. Introducing evidence of certain facts needed to render later evidence relevant, material, or competent. For example, propounding a hypothetical question to an expert is necessary before the expert may render an opinion.
laying of the venue
A statement in a complaint naming the district or county in which the plaintiff proposes that any trial of the matter should occur. See VENUE.
layoff bet
See BET.
layoff bet.
A bet placed by a bookmaker to protect against excessive losses or to equalize the total amount placed on each side of the wager.
layoff bettor
A bookmaker who accepts layoff bets from other bookmakers. See layoff bet under BET.
mass layoff
Labor law. Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, a reduction in force that results in the loss of work at a single site, of 30 days or more, for at least 500 full-time employees, or 50 or more full-time employees if they make up at least 33 percent of the employees at that site. 29 USCA § 2101(a)(3). See WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTIFICATION ACT.
no-pass, no-play rule
A state law requiring public-school students who participate in extracurricular activities (such as sports or band) to maintain a minimum grade-point average or else lose the right to participate.
slayer's rule
The doctrine that neither a person who kills another nor the killer's heirs can share in the decedent's estate. SL/C. See standby letter of credit under LETTER OF CREDIT.
vexatious delay
An insurance company's unjustifiable refusal to pay on an insurance claim, esp. based on a mere suspicion but no hard facts that the claim is ill-founded. - Also termed vexatious refusal to pay; refusal to pay.
without delay.
1. Instantly; at once. 2. Within the time reasonably allowed by law.