Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Maintenance
n. 1. The continuation of something, such as a lawsuit. 2. The continuing possession of something, such as property. 3. The assertion of a position or opinion; the act of upholding a position in argument. 4. The care and work put into property to keep it operating and productive; general repair and upkeep. 5. Financial support given by one person to another; esp., ALIMONY. See MAINTENANCE IN GROSS.
Maintenance assessment
A charge for keeping an improvement in working condition or a residential property in habitable condition. - also termed maintenance fee.
health-maintenance organization.
A group of participating healthcare providers that furnish medical services to enrolled members of a group health-insurance plan. - Abbr. HMO. Cf. PREFERRED-PROVIDER ORGANIZATION.
maintenance and cure
Maritime law. Compensation provided to a sailor who becomes sick or injured while a member of a vessel's crew.
maintenance assessment
See ASSESSMENT.
maintenance bond
A bond guaranteeing against construction defects for a period after the completion of the contracted-for work.
maintenance call
See margin call under CALL.
maintenance fee
A fee to pay for the service of reinvesting earnings and dividends in mutual funds.
maintenance in gross
Family law. A fixed amount of money to be paid upon divorce by one former spouse to the other, in a lump sum or in installments. ( The total amount is not supposed to be modified regardless of any change in either spouse's circumstances.
maintenance margin requirement
The minimum equity that a buyer must keep in a margin account, expressed as a percentage of the account value.
plea to further maintenance to the action
Hist. A defensive plea asserting that events occurring after the commencement of the action necessitate its dismissal. ( The plea is obsolete because of the pleading requirements in federal and state rules of civil procedure.
resale-price maintenance
A form of pricefixing in which a manufacturer forces or persuades several different retailers to sell the manufacturer's product at the same price, thus preventing competition. 0 Resale-price maintenance is per se illegal under antitrust law. But a manufacturer is permitted to suggest a retail price as long as it does not compel retailers to sell at that price. See vertical price-fixing under PRICE-FIXING.
separate maintenance
Money paid by one married person to another for support if they are no longer living as husband and wife. ( This type of maintenance is often mandated by a court order. - Also termed separate support. 6. Assistance in prosecuting or defending a lawsuit given to a litigant by someone who has no bona fide interest in the case; meddling in someone else's litigation. Cf. CHAMPERTY.