Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Federal Register
A daily publication in which U.S. administrative agencies publish their regulations, including proposed regulations for public comment. - Abbr. Fed. Reg.
Register
n. 1. A governmental officer who keeps official records <each county employs a register of deeds and wills>. Cf. REGISTRAR.
Register of Copyrights
The federal official who is in charge of the U.S. Copyright Office, which issues regulations and processes applications for copyright registration. - Also termed (erroneously) Registrar of Copyrights.
Register of the Treasury.
An officer of the U.S. Treasury whose duty is to keep accounts of receipts and expenditures of public money, to record public debts, to preserve adjusted accounts with vouchers and certificates, to record warrants drawn on the Treasury, to sign and issue government securities, and to supervise the registry of vessels under federal law. 31 USCA § 161.
notarial register
See JOURNAL OF NOTARIAL ACTS.
pen register
A mechanical device that logs dialed telephone numbers, without overhearing the telephone conversation, by monitoring electrical impulses. Cf. WIRETAPPING.
probate register
See REGISTER.
rectification of register
Hist. A process by which a person whose name was wrongly entered in or omitted from a record can compel the recorder to correct the error.
register in bankruptcy
See REFEREE IN BANKRUPTCY.
register of actions
See REGISTER.
register of deeds
A public official who records deeds, mortgages, and other instruments affecting real property. - Also termed registrar of deeds; recorder of deeds.
register of land office
Hist. A federal officer appointed for each federal land district to take charge of the local records and to administer the sale, preemption, or other disposition of public lands within the district.
register of ships
Maritime law. A record kept by a customs collector containing the names and owners of commercial vessels and other key information about the vessels. ( When a ship logs in with customs, it receives a certificate of registry. Cf REGISTRY (2).
register of wills
A public official who records probated wills, issues letters testamentary and letters of administration, and serves generally as clerk of the probate court. 0 The register of wills exists only in some states.
register tonnage.
The volume of a vessel available for commercial use, officially measured and entered in a record for purposes of taxation. - Also termed registered tonnage.
register's court.
Hist. A probate court in Pennsylvania. See probate court under COURT.
register, ub
1. To enter in a public registry <register a new car>. 2. To enroll formally <five voters registered yesterday>. 3. To make a record of <counsel registered three objections. 4. (Of a lawyer, party, or witness) to check in with the clerk of court before a judicial proceeding <please register at the clerk's office before entering the courtroom>. 5. To file (a new security issue) with the Securities and Exchange Commission or a similar state agency <the company hopes to register its securities before the end of the year>. registered agent See AGENT.
registered agent
a person authorized to accept service of process for another person, esp. a corporation, in a particular jurisdiction. - also termed resident agent.
registered bond
See BOND (2), (3).
registered bond.
A governmental or corporate obligation to pay money, represented by a single certificate delivered to the creditor. ( The obligation is registered in the holder's name on the books of the debtor.
registered broker
See BROKER.
registered check
See CHECK.
registered corporation
A publicly held corporation a security of which is registered under § 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ( The corporation is subject to the Act's periodic disclosure requirements and proxy regulations. 15 USCA § 781.
registered dealer
A dealer registered or required to be registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
registered mail
See MAIL.
registered offering
A public offering of securities registered with the SEC and with appropriate state securities commissions. -Also termed registered public offering.
registered organization
An organization created under state or federal law, for which the state or federal government must maintain a public record showing that the organization has been duly organized. UCC § 9-102(a)(47).
registered public offering
See registered offering under OFFERING.
registered representative
A person approved by the SEC and stock exchanges to sell securities to the public. - Also termed customer's man; customer's person. 2. A member of a legislature, esp. of the lower house <one senator and one representative attended the rally>. - Abbr. rep.
registered security
1. A security whose owner is recorded in the issuer's books. ( The issuer keeps a record of the current owners for purposes of sending dividends, proxies, and the like. 2. A security that is to be offered for sale and for which a registration statement has been submitted. - Also termed (specif.) registered stock.
registered stock
See registered security under SECURITY.
registered tonnage
See REGISTER TONNAGE.
registered trademark
A trademark that has been filed and recorded with the Patent and Trademark Office. ( A federally registered trademark is usu. marked by the symbol "(r)" so that the trademark owner can collect treble damages or the defendant's profits for an infringement. If the symbol is not used, the owner can still collect these damages or profits by proving that the defendant actually knew that the mark was registered.
registered voter
A person who is qualified to vote and whose name is recorded in the voting district where he or she resides.
separate trading of registered interest and principal of securities
A treasury security by which the owner receives either principal or interest, but usu. not both. - Abbr. STRIP. separate trial See TRIAL.
unregistered security
See restricted security