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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Federal Reporter

See F. (1).

Federal Reporter Second Series

See F.2D.

Federal Reporter Third Series

See F.3D.

National Reporter System

A series of law-books, published by the West Group, containing every published decision of the federal and state courts in the United States. ( For federal courts, the system includes the Supreme Court Reporter, Federal Reporter, Federal Claims Reporter, Federal Supplement, Federal Rules Decisions, Bankruptcy Reporter, Military Justice Reporter, and Veterans Appeals Reporter. For state courts, the system includes the Atlantic Reporter, New York Supplement, North Eastern Reporter, North Western Reporter, Pacific Reporter, South Eastern Reporter, Southern Reporter, and South Western Reporter.

North Eastern Reporter

A set of regional law books that, being part of the West Group's National Reporter System, contain every published decision from Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio, from 1885 to date. a The first series ran from 1885 to 1936; the second series is the current one. - Abbr. N.E.; N.E.2d.

North Western Reporter

A set of regional lawbooks that, being part of the West Group's National Reporter System, contain every published decision from Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, from 1879 to date. ( The first series ran from 1879 to 1941; the second series is the current one. - Abbr. N.W.; NW.2d.

Pacific Reporter

A set of regional lawbooks that, being part of the West Group's National Reporter System, contain every published decision from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, from 1883 to date. ( The first series ran from 1883 to 1931. - Abbr. P.; P.2d.

Reporter

1. A person responsible for making and publishing a report; esp., a lawyer-consultant who prepares drafts of official or semiofficial writings such as court rules or Restatements <the reporter to the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules explained the various amendments>. 2. REPORTER OF DECISIONS. 3. REPORT (3) <Supreme Court Reporter>. -Abbr. rep.; rptr. "It may not come amiss to remark that the National Report System is usually spoken of as the 'Reporters, and one of the component parts of that system is in like manner spoken of as a 'Reporter.' Wherever, in this or the succeeding chapters of this work, the word is used with a capital, it refers to one or more of the parts of the National Reporter System. When the word 'reporter' is used without capitalization, it refers to the person who reports or edits the cases in any series of reports to which reference is being made." William M. Lile et al., Brief Making and the Use of Law Books 37 (3d ed. 1914).

South Eastern Reporter

A set of regional lawbooks that, being part of the West Group's National Reporter System, contain every published decision from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia, from 1887 to date. ( The first series ran from 1887 to 1939; the second series is the current one. - Abbr. S.E.; S.E.2d.

South Western Reporter

A set of regional lawbooks that, being part of the West Group's National Reporter System, contain every published decision from Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas, from 1886 to date. ( The first series ran from 1886 to 1928; the second series is the current one. - Abbr. S.W.; S.W.2d.

Southern Reporter

A set of regional lawbooks that, being part of the West Group's National Reporter System, contain every published decision from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi, from 1887 to date. 0 The first series ran from 1887 to 1941; the second series is the current one. - Abbr. So.; So.2d.

court reporter

1. A person who records testimony, stenographically or by electronic or other means, and when requested, prepares a transcript <the deposition could not start until the court reporter arrived>. Cf court recorder under RECORDER. 2. REPORTER OF DECISIONS.

law reporter

See REPORT (3).

reporter of decisions

The person responsible for publishing a court's opinions. ( The reporter of decisions often has duties that include verifying citations, correcting spelling and punctuation, and suggesting minor editorial improvements before judicial opinions are released or published. - Often shortened to reporter. - Also termed court reporter.

reporter's privilege

See journalist's privilege (1).

reporter's record

See TRANSCRIPT.

reporter's syllabus

See HEADNOTE.