Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Reprisal
1. (often pl.) Int'l law. The use of force, short of war, against another country to redress an injury caused by that country. "
general reprisal
A reprisal by which a nation directs all its military officers and citizens to redress an injury caused by another nation. ( An example is a command to seize the property of the offending nation wherever it is found.
negative reprisal
A reprisal by which a nation refuses to perform an obligation to another nation, such as the fulfillment of a treaty.
positive reprisal
A reprisal by which a nation forcibly seizes another nation's property or persons.
special reprisal
A reprisal by which a nation authorizes an aggrieved private citizen to redress an injury caused by another nation. ( An example is an authorization for a private citizen to seize a particular vessel of the offending nation. See LETTERS OF MARQUE. 2. (often pl.) Int'l law. An act of forceful retaliation for injury or attack by another country; formerly, in war, the killing of prisoners in response to an enemy's war crimes (now unlawful). Cf. RETORSION. 3. Any act or instance of retaliation, as by an employer against a complaining employee.