Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Pursuit
1. An occupation or pastime. 2. The act of chasing to overtake or apprehend. See FRESH PURSUIT.
fresh pursuit.
1. The right of a police officer to make a warrantless search of a fleeing suspect or to cross jurisdictional lines to arrest a fleeing suspect. 2. The right of a person to use reasonable force to retake property that has just been taken. - Also termed hot pursuit.
hot pursuit.
1. FRESH PURSUIT. 2. Int'l law. The legitimate chase of a foreign vessel on the high seas just after that vessel has violated the law of the pursuing state while within the pursuing state's jurisdiction.
pursuit of happiness
The principle - announced in the Declaration of Independence -that a person should be allowed to pursue the person's desires (esp. in regard to an occupation) without unjustified interference by the government.