Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Autolimitation
n. An authority's establishment of rules that, in effect, limit the authority's own power. - autolimit, vb.
Delimitation
A fixing of limits or boundaries.
Jura ecclesiastica limitata sunt infra limites separatos
Ecclesiastical laws are limited within separate bounds.
Limit
n. 1. A restriction or restraint. 2. A boundary or defining line. 3. The extent of power, right, or authority. - limit, vb. -limited, adj.
Limitation
1 The act of limiting; the state of being limited. 2. A restriction. 3. A statutory period after which a lawsuit or prosecution cannot be brought in court. - Also termed limitations period; limitation period. See STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. Cf. LACHES. 4. Property. The restriction of the extent of an estate; the creation by deed or devise of a lesser estate out of a fee simple. See WORDS OF LIMITATION.
Non accipi debent verba in demonstrationem falsam, quae competunt in limitationem veram
Words ought not to be accepted to import a false description when they are consistent with a true definition.
Omnes actiones in mundo infra certa tempora habent limitationem
All actions in the world are limited within certain periods.
Omnis querela et omnis actio injuriarum limitata est infra certa tempora
Every plaint and every action for injuries is limited within fixed times.
Unlimited
adj. Without restriction or limitation.
agreement relating to liability limitation of the warsaw convention and the hague protocol.
see montreal agreement.
agri limitati
[latin "fields limited" or "lands enclosed by boundaries"] roman & civil law. lands whose boundaries have been fixed by a surveyor. ( they included land belonging to the state by right of conquest, and granted and sold in individual plots.
collateral limitation
See LIMITATION.
conditional limitation
1 See executory limitation. 2. A lease provision that automatically terminates the lease if a specified event occurs, such as if the lessee defaults.
constitutional limitation
A onstitutional provision that restricts the powers of a governmental branch, department, agency, or officer.
court of limited jurisdiction
See COURT.
critical limitation
Patents. A limitation essential either to the operativeness of an invention or to the patentability of a patent claim for the invention.
debt limitation
A ceiling placed on borrowing by an individual, business, or government. ( The constitutions of many states prohibit the states from incurring debt in excess of a stated amount. Other state constitutions allow states to incur debt above a stated amount only through a vote of the people. - Also termed limitation on indebtedness. debt of record. See DEBI
delimit
ub. To mark (a boundary); to fix (a limit).
estate on conditional limitation
See estate on condition under ESTATE.
estate on limitation
See ESTATE
excess limits
Insurance coverage against losses in excess of a specified limit.
executory limitation
See LIMITATION
fee simple subject to an executory limitation
A fee simple defeasible that is subject to divestment in favor of someone other than the grantor if a specified event happens (e.g., "to Albert and his heirs, but if the property is ever used as a parking lot, then to Bob"). -Also termed fee simple subject to an executory interest.
fee simple subject to common-law limitation
See fee simple determinable.
fee simple subject to special limitation
See fee simple determinable.
jurisdictional limits
The geographic boundaries or the constitutional or statutory limits within which a court's authority may be exercised.
liability limit
The maximum amount of coverage that an insurance company will provide on a single claim under an insurance policy. -Also termed limit of liability; policy limits.
limit of liability
See LIABILITY LIMIT.
limit order
An order to buy or sell at a specified price, regardless of market price. Cf. no-limit order.
limitation of assize
Hist. A period prescribed by statute within which a person is required to allege that the person was properly seised of lands sued for under a writ of assize.
limitation on indebtedness
See DEBT LIMITATION.
limitation over
An additional estate created or contemplated in a conveyance, to be enjoyed after the first estate expires or is exhausted. a An example of language givingrise to a limitation over is "to A for life, remainder to B."
limitation period
See LIMITATION (3).
limitation-of-damages clause
A contractual provision by which the parties agree on a maximum amount of damages recoverable for a future breach of the agreement. - Also termed liquidated-damages clause.
limitation-of-liability act
A federal or state law that limits the type of damages that may be recovered, the liability of particular persons or groups, or the time during which an action may be brought. See FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT; sovereign immunity under IMMUNITY (1).
limitation-of-remedies clause
A contractual provision that restricts the remedies available to the parties if a party defaults. ( Under the UCC, such a clause is valid unless it fails of its essential purpose or it unconscionably limits consequential damages. UCC ยง 2-719. Cf. LIQUIDATED-DAMAGES CLAUSE; PENALTY CLAUSE.
limitations period
See LIMITATION (3).
limitations, statute of
See STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
limited administration
See ADMINISTRATION.
limited administration.
An administration for a temporary period or for a special purpose.
limited admissibility
See ADMISSIBILITY.
limited admissibility.
The principle that testimony or exhibits may be admitted into evidence for a restricted purpose. Common examples are adrnittin,, prior contradictor,
limited appeal
an appeal from only certain portions of a decision, usu. only the adverse or unfavorable portions.
limited appearance
See special appearance under APPEARANCE.
limited company
A company in which the liability of each shareholder is limited to the amount individually invested. ( A corporation is the most common example of a limited company.
limited court
A court having special jurisdiction conferred by statute, such as a probate court.
limited defense
See personal defense under DEFENSE (4).
limited divorce
1. A divorce with no provision that one spouse must provide financial support to the other. 2. Loosely, a legal separation.
limited executor
See EXECUTOR.
limited fee
See base fee under FEE (2).