Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act
A federal law, enacted in 1980, providing a penalty for child-kidnapping by a no custodial parent and requiring a state to recognize and enforce a child-custody order rendered by a court of another state. 28 USCA § 1738A; 42 USCA §§ 654, 655, 663. - Abbr. PKPA. Cf. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION ACT.
Rental
n. 1. The amount received as rent.
delay rental
Oil & gas. A periodic payment made by an oil-and-gas lessee to postpone exploration during the primary lease term. See DRILLING-DELAY-RENTAL CLAUSE. 2. The income received from rent. 3. A record of payments received from rent. - rental, adj
delayed rental
See RENTAL.
drilling-delay rental clause
Oil & gas. A clause in an oil-and-gas lease providing for periodic payments by the lessee to postpone exploration during the primary lease term. 0 This clause is usu. used to negate any requirement of drilling a test well."The purpose of the lease drilling-delay rental clause is to ensure that the lessee has no obligation to drill during the primary term by negating any implied obligation to test the premises. Before drilling-delay rental clauses became common in oil and g
parental consortium
See CONSORTIUM.
parental immunity
1. The principle that an unemancipated minor child is prohibited from suing a parent for damages allegedly caused by parental negligence. ( This immunity has been retained by most states but is not applied in intentional-tort cases or in auto-accident cases covered by insurance. -Also termed parent-child immunity. 2. The principle that parents are not liable for damages caused by the ordinary negligence of their minor child. 3. Criminal law. Freedom from prosecution granted by the government in exchange for the person's testimony. ( By granting immunity, the government can compel testimony - despite the Fifth Amendment right against selfincrimination - because that testimony can no longer incriminate the witness.
parental kidnapping
The kidnapping of a child by one parent in violation of the other parent's custody or visitation rights.
parental rights
A parent's rights concerning his or her child, including the right to educate and discipline the child and the right to control the child's earnings and property.
parental-liability law
A statute obliging parents to pay damages for torts (esp. intentional ones) committed by their minor children. ( All states have these laws, but most limit the parents' liability to about $3,000 per tort.
parental-preference doctrine
The principle that a fit parent, who is willing and able to care for a minor child, should be granted custody instead of someone who is not the child's parent. - Also termed parental-presumption rule.
parental-responsibility statute
A law imposing criminal sanctions (such as fines) on parents whose minor children commit crimes as a result of the parents' failure to exercise sufficient control over them. - Also termed controlyour-kid law.