Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Political
adj. Pertaining to politics; of or relating to the conduct of government.
Political assessment
hist. A charge levied on officeholders and political candidates by a political party to defray the expenses for a political canvass.
political assessment
See ASSESSMENT.
political asylum
See ASYLUM (2).
political corporation
See public corporation (2).
political correctness
n.1 The doctrine favoring the elimination of language and practices that might offend political sensibilities, esp. in racial or sexual matters. 2. An instance in which a person conforms to this doctrine. -Abbr. P.C. - politically correct, adj.
political crime
A crime (such as treason) directed against the government.
political economy
See ECONOMY.
political gerrymandering
See GERRYMANDERING (1).
political law
See POLITICAL SCIENCE.
political liberty
A person's freedom to participate in the operation of government, esp. in the making and administration of laws.
political offense
A crime directed against the security or governmental system of a nation, such as treason, sedition, or espionage. 0 Under principles of international law, the perpetrator of such an offense cannot be extradited.
political party
An organization of voters formed to influence the government's conduct and policies by nominating and electing candidates to public office. ( The United States has traditionally maintained a two-party system, which today comprises the Democratic and Republican parties. political patronage. See PATRONAGE (3).
political power
The power vested in a person or body of persons exercising any function of the state; the capacity to influence the activities of the body politic. - Also termed civil power.
political question
See POLITICAL QUESTION.
political right
The right to participate in the establishment or administration of government, such as the right to vote or the right to hold public office. - Also termed political liberty.
political science
The branch of learning concerned with the study of the principles and conduct of government. - Also termed political law.
political society
See STATE (1).
political subdivision
A division of a state that exists primarily to discharge some function of local government.
political trial
See TRIAL,
political-action committee
An organization formed by a special-interest group to raise and contribute money to the campaigns of political candidates who the group believes will promote its interests. - Abbr. PAC.
political-question doctrine
The judicial principle that a court should refuse to decide an issue involving the exercise of discretionary power by the executive or legislative branch of government. political right. See RIGHT,
sovereign political power
Power that is absolute and uncontrolled within its own sphere. ( Within its designated limits, its exercise and effective operation do not depend on, and are not subject to, the power of any other person and cannot be prevented or annulled by any other power recognized within the constitutional system. - Often shortened to sovereign power. - Also termed supreme power.
subordinate political power
Power that, within its own sphere of operation, is subject in some degree to external control because there exists some superior constitutional power that can prevent, restrict, direct, or annul its operation. - Often shortened to subordinate power.