Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Levy
vb. 1. To impose or assess (a fine or a tax) by legal authority <levy a tax on gasoline>. 2. To enlist for service in the military <the troops were quickly levied>. 3. To declare or wage (a war) <the rival clans levied war against each other>. 4. To take or seize property in execution of a judgment <the judgment creditor may levy on the debtor's assets>.
levy court
See COURT.
levy court. Hist
A court that once existed in the District of Columbia, exercising many of the functions typical of county commissioners or county supervisors in the states, such as constructing and repairing roads and bridges.
levy en masse
A large conscription or mobilization of troops, esp. in response to a threatened invasion. - Also spelled levee en masse; levy in mass.
levy of execution
See LEVY (3).
replevy
vb. 1. To recover possession of (goods) by a writ of replevin. 2. To recover (goods) by replevin. 3. Archaic. To bail (a prisoner).
replevy bond
See replevin bond under BOND (2).
tax levy
See LEVY (I).
wrongful levy
A levy on a third party's property that is not subject to a writ of execution.