Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Partition
n. 1. Something that separates one part of a space from another. 2. The act of dividing; esp., the division of real property held jointly or in common by two or more persons into individually owned interests. - partition, vb. - partible, adj.
commission of partition
An authorization appointing a person to sit with several other appointees for the purpose of dividing land held by tenants in common who desire a partition.
de partitione facienda
n. [Law Latin] Hist. A writ to partition lands or tenements.
deed of partition
A deed that divides land held by joint tenants, tenants in common, or coparceners.
definitive partition
See PARTITION.
provisional partition
A temporary partition, often made before the remainder of the property can be divided.