Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Dismemberment
Archaic. Int'l law. 1. The disappearance of a country as a result of a treaty or an annexation, whereby it becomes part of one or more other countries. 2. The reduction of a country's territory by annexation or cession, or the secession of one part. 3. The extin-guishment of a country and the creation of two or more new countries from the former country's territory.
Member
Military law. A person assigned to a court-martial to determine guilt and punishment.
Member bank
a bank that is a member of the federal reserve system. - also termed reserve bank see federal reserve system.
Nonmember bank
a bank that is not a member of the federal reserve system. See federal reserve system.
enlisted member
Military law. A person in an enlisted grade; a person in military service below the grade of officer or warrant officer.
member bank
See BANK.
member firm
Securities. A brokerage firm with at least one director, officer, or general partner who holds a seat in an organized securities exchange. - Also termed (if organized as a corporation) member corporation.
member of Congress
An elected official who sits in either the U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives. ( The official may be appointed to fill an unexpired term. - Abbr. MC.
member of Parliament
A person with the right to sit in one of the two houses of Parliament. - Abbr. MP.
member of a crew
Maritime law. Under the Jones Act, a person who is attached to a navigating vessel and assists or aids in navigation; SEAMAN.
nonmember bank
See BANK.
title member
See name partner under PART. NER.
veniremember
A prospective juror; a member of a jury panel. - Also termed venireman;