Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Leave
ub. 1. To give by will; to bequeath or devise <she left her ranch to her stepson>. 2. To depart willfully with the intent not to return <Nelson left Texas and became a resident of Massachusetts>. 3. To depart.
appeal by leave
see appeal by application under appeal.
application for leave to appeal
a motion requesting an appellate court to hear a party's appeal from a judgment when the party has no appeal by right or when the party's time limit for an appeal by right has expired. ( the reviewing court has discretion whether to grant or reject such a motion
family leave
An unpaid leave of absence from work taken to have or care for a baby or to care for a sick family member.
leave and license
Hist. In an action for trespass to land, the defense that the plaintiff consented to the defendant's presence.
leave no issue
ub. To die without a surviving child, children, or descendants. ( The spouse of a deceased child is usu. not issue.
leave of absence.
A worker's temporary absence from employment or duty with the intention to return. ( Salary and seniority normally are unaffected by a leave of absence.
leave of court
Judicial permission to follow a nonroutine procedure <the defense sought leave of court to allow the defendant to exit the courtroom when the autopsy photographs are shown>. - Often shortened to leave.
military leave
A policy contained in employment policies or collective-bargaining agreements allowing a long-term leave of absence -without an accompanying loss of benefits - for a person in active service in the U.S. armed forces.
motion for leave to appeal
A request that an appellate court review an interlocutory order that meets the standards of the collateral-order doctrine. - Abbr. MLA. See COLLATERAL-ORDER DOCTRINE.
sick leave
1. An employment benefit allowing a worker time off for sickness, either with or without pay, but without loss of seniority or other benefits. 2. The time so taken by an employee.
take-it-or-leave-it contract
See adhesion contract.
ticket of leave.
Archaic the engkish equivalent of parole.
ticket-of-leave man
a convict who has obtained a ticket of leave
way-leave
n. 1. A right-of-way (usu. created by an express grant) over or through land for the i ransportation of minerals from a mine or quarry. 2. The royalty paid for such a right.
wood-leave
Hist. A license or right to cut down, remove, and use standing timber. wood-mote (wuud-moht) See COURT OF ATTACHMENTS.