Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Prize
1 Something of value awarded in recognition of a person's achievement. 2. A vessel or cargo captured at sea or seized in port by the forces of a nation at war, and therefore liable to being condemned or appropriated as enemy property.
prize court
A court having jurisdiction to adjudicate the captures made at sea in time of war. See PRIZE (2).
prize fighting
Fighting for a reward or prize; esp., professional boxing. "Prize fighting . . . was not looked upon with favor by the common law as was a friendly boxing match or wrestling match. On the other hand it was not punishable by the common law unless it was fought in a public place, or for some other reason constituted a breach of the peace." Rollin M. Perkins & Ronald N. Boyce, Criminal Law 480 (3d ed. 1982).
prize goods
Goods captured at sea during wartime.
prize law
The system of laws applicable to the capture of prize at sea, dealing with such mat- ters as the rights of captors and the distribution of the proceeds.
prize money
1 A dividend from the proceeds of a captured vessel, paid to the captors. 2. Money offered as an award.