Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Nominee

1. A person who is proposed for an office, position, or duty. 2. A person designated to act in place of another, usu. in a very limited way. 3. A party who holds bare legal title for the benefit of others or who receives and distributes funds for the benefit of others.

nominee trust

See TRUST.

sub nominee

[Latin] Under the name. ( This phrase, typically in abbreviated form, is often used in a case citation to indicate that there has been a name change from one stage of the case to another, as in Guernsey Memorial Hosp. v. Secretary of Health and Human Servs., 996 F.2d 830 (6th Cir. 1993), rev'd sub nom. Shalala v. Guernsey Memorial Hosp., 514 U.S. 87, 115 S.Ct. 1232 (1995). - Abbr. sub nom.

suo nominee

.Latin] In one's own name.