Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Pignoratio
n. [Latin] 1. Roman law. The act of handing something over to a creditor as security; the act of depositing as a pledge. 2. Civil law. The impounding of another's cattle that have damaged property until the cattle's owner pays for the damage.
impignoration
n. Hist. The act of pawning or putting to pledge. -impignorate, vb.