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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Objection

, n. A formal statement opposing something that has occurred, or is about to occur, in court and seeking the judge's immediate ruling on the point. ( The party objecting must usu. state the basis for the objection to preserve the right to appeal an adverse ruling.

broadside objection

See OBJECTION.

contemporaneous-objection rule

The doctrine that a proper objection to the admission of evidence must be made at trial for the issue of admissibility to be considered on appeal.

continuing objection

. A single objection to all the questions in a given line of questioning. ( A judge may allow a lawyer to make a continuing objection when the judge has overruled an objection applicable to many questions, and the lawyer wants to preserve the objection for the appellate record. - Also termed running objection.

general objection

An objection made without specifying any grounds in support of the objection. ( A general objection preserves only the issue of relevancy. - Also termed broadside objection.

objection in point of law

A defensive pleading by which the defendant admits the facts alleged by the plaintiff -but objects that they do not make out a legal claim.

preliminary objection

Int'L law. In a case before an international tribunal, an objection that, if upheld, would render further proceedings before the tribunal impossible or unnecessary. ( An objection to the court's jurisdiction is an example of a preliminary objection.

running objection

See continuing objection under OBJECTION.

speaking objection

. An objection that contains more information (often in the form of argument)- than needed by the judge to sustain or overrule it. a Many judges prohibit lawyers from using speaking objections, and sometimes even from stating the grounds for objections, because of the potential for influencing the jury.

speciftc objection.

An objection that is accompanied by a statement of one or more grounds in support of the objection.