Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Deregistration

n. The point at which an issuer's registration under section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is no longer required because of a decline in the number of holders of the issuer's securities. 15 USCA § 781. - deregister, ub. Cf. DELISTING.

Registration

n. 1. The act of recording or enrolling <the county clerk handles registration of voters>.

board of registration.

A state agency authorized to license and discipline members of a trade or profession.

criminal registration.

The requirement in some communities that any felon who spends any time in the community must register his or her name with the police.

registration statement.

A document containing detailed information required by the SEC for the public sale of corporate securities. ( The statement includes the prospectus to be supplied to prospective buyers. See PROSPECTUS.

shelf registration

See REGISTRATION (2)

shelf registration.

Registration with the SEC of securities to be sold over time, the purpose being to avoid the delays and market uncertainties of individual registration.

special registration

See REGISTRATION (1).

special registration.

Voter registration for a particular election only. 2. Securities. The complete process of preparing to sell a newly issued security to the public <the security is currently in registration>. -register, ub.

title registration

A system of registering title to land with a public registry, such as a county clerk's office. See TORRENS SYSTEM.