Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Plenary
adj. 1. Full; complete; entire <plenary authority>. 2. (Of an assembly) to be attended by all members or participants <plenary session>. plenary action See ACTION.
plenary action
A full hearing or trial on the merits, as opposed to a summary proceeding. Cf. . summary proceeding under PROCEEDING.
plenary confession
A complete confession; one that is believed to be conclusive against the person who made it.
plenary jurisdiction
A court's full and absolute power over the subject matter and the parties in a case.
plenary power
See POWER.
plenary session
See SESSION.
plenary session.
A meeting of all the members of a deliberative body, not just a committee.
plenary suit
An action that proceeds on formal pleadings under rules of procedure. Cf. summary proceeding under PROCEEDING.