Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Pourpresture
[Law French] See PURPRESTURE.
Prest
Hist. A duty to be paid by the sheriff upon his account in the Exchequer or for money remaining in his custody.
Prestation
Hist. 1. A payment (or presting) of money. 2. The rendering of a service.
imprest fund
A fund used by a business for small, routine expenses.
imprest money
A payment made to a soldier or sailor upon enlistment or impressment.
prest money
Hist. A monetary payment made to a soldier or sailor on enlistment.
purpresture
An encroachment upon public rights and easements by appropriation to private use of that which belongs to the public. - Also spelled pourpresture.