Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Impound
ub. 1. To place (something, such as a car or other personal property) in the custody of the police or the court, often with the understanding that it will be returned intact at the end of the proceeding. 2. To take and retain possession of (something, such as a forged document to be produced as evidence) in preparation for a criminal prosecution.
Impoundment
1. The action of impounding; the state of being impounded. See IMPOUND. 2. Constitutional law. The President's refusal to spend funds appropriated by Congress. ( Although not authorized by the Constitution and seldom used, the impoundment power effectively gives the executive branch a line-item veto over legislative spending.
Pound
n. 1. A place where impounded property is held until redeemed. 2. A place for the detention of stray animals. 3. A measure of weight equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces or 7,000 grains. 4. The basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom, equal to 100 pence. - Also termed (in sense 4) pound sterling.
Propound
ub. 1. To offer for consideration or discussion. 2. To make a proposal 3. To put forward (a will) as authentic.
Propounder
An executor or administrator who offers a will or other testamentary document for admission to probate; PROPONENT.
amicable compounder
see compounder (1).
compound
vb. 1. To put together, combine, or construct. 2. To compute (interest) on the principal and the accrued interest. 3. To settle (a matter, esp. a debt) by a money payment, in lieu of other liability; to adjust by agreement. 4. To agree for consideration not to prosecute (a crime). ( Compounding a felony in this way is itself a felony. 5. Loosely, to aggravate; to make (a crime, etc.) more serious by further bad conduct.
compound interest
Interest paid on both the principal and the previously accumulated interest. Cf. simple interest.
compound journal entry
A journal entry requiring more than one debit and credit (as when revenue is received partly in cash and partly in security).
compound larceny
See mixed larceny under LARCENY.
compounder
1. One who settles a dispute; the maker of a composition. - Also termed amicable compounder. See COMPOSITION (1). 2. One who knows of a crime by another and agrees, for a promised or received reward, not to prosecute.
compounding a crime
The offense of either agreeing not to prosecute a crime that one knows has been committed or agreeing to hamper the prosecution. - Also termed theft-bote."If a prosecuting attorney should accept money from another to induce the officer to prevent the finding of an indictment against that person this would be compounding a crime if the officer knew the other was guilty of an offense, but would be bribery whether he had such knowledge or not." Rollin M. Perkins & Ronald N. Boyce, Criminal Law 539 (3d ed. 1982).
impound account
An account of accumulated funds held by a lender for payment of taxes, insurance, or other periodic debts against real property. - Also termed escrow; escrow account; reserve account. See ESCROW.
pound of land
An uncertain quantity of land, usu. thought to be about 52 acres.
pound sterling
See POUND.
pound-breach
Hist. The offense of breaking a pound for the purpose of taking out something that has been impounded.
poundage fee
A percentage commission awarded to a sheriff for moneys recovered under judicial process, such as execution or attachment.
precompounded prescription drug
See DRUG.
term to propound all things
Eccles. law. A deadline imposed by the judge for the parties to exhibit all evidence supporting their positions. 6. Hist. English law. One of the four periods in a year during which the courts are in session to conduct judicial business. ( Terms came into use in the 13th century, and their dates varied. The four terms - Hilary, Easter, Trinity, and Michaelmas - were abolished by the Judicature Acts of 1873-1875, and the legal year was divided into sittings and vacations. Terms are still maintained by the Inns of Court to determine various time periods and dates, such as a call to the bar or observance of a Grand Day.