Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Pyramiding

A speculative method used to finance a large purchase of stock or a controlling interest by pledging an investment's unrealized profit. See LEVERAGE; MARGIN.

Pyramiding inferences, rule against

Evidence. A rule prohibiting a fact-finder from piling one inference on another to arrive at a conclusion. ( Today this rule is followed in only a few jurisdictions. Cf. REASONABLE-INFERENCE RULE.