Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Poverty
1 The condition of being indigent; the scarcity of the means of subsistence <war on poverty>. 2. Dearth of something desirable <a poverty of ideas>.
poverty affidavit
an affidavit made by an indigent person seeking public assistance, appointment of counsel, waiver of court fees, or other free public services. 28 usca ยง 1915. -also termed pauper's affidavit; in forma pauperis affidavit; ifp affidavit.