Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Paternal
adj. Of, relating to, or coming from one's father <paternal property>. Cf. M:\TERNAL.
Paternalism
n. A government's policy or practice of taking responsibility for the individual affairs of its citizens, esp. by supplying their needs or regulating their conduct in a heawhanded manner. - paternalistic, arh.
legal paternalism
The theory that a government or legal system is justified in controlling the individual affairs of the citizens. ( This theory is often associated with legal positivists. See PATERNALISM; LEGAL POSITIVISM.
paternal line
See LINE.
paternal property
Property that comes from the father of a party, and other ascendants of the paternal stock.
paternal-line descent
Descent between two persons, traced through the father of the younger.