Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Lord President
The highest judicial officer in Scotland, and head of the Court of Session. e The Lord President also holds the office of Lord Justice General of Scotland.
Nonresident
n. One who does not live within the jurisdiction in question. - Abbr. n.r. -nonresident adj.
President
n. 1. The chief political executive of a government; the head of state. 2. The chief executive officer of a corporation or other organization. - presidential, adj. presidential elector See ELECTOR.
President of the United States
The highest executive officer of the federal government of the United States. ( The President is elected to a four-year term by a majority of the presidential electors chosen by popular vote from the states. The President must be a natural citizen, must be at least 35 years old, and must have been a resident for 14 years within the United States. U.S. Const. art. II, § 1.
Presidential message
A communication from the President to the U.S. Congress on matters pertaining to the state of the union, esp. of matters requiring legislative consideration. U.S. Const. art. II, § 3. - Also termed State of the Union.
Resident
n. A person who has a residence in a particular place. ( A resident is not necessarily either a citizen or a domiciliary. Cf. CITIZEN; DOMICILIARY.
de non residentia clerici regis
n. [Law Latin "of the nonresidence of a parson employed in royal service"] Hist. A writ to excuse a parson from nonresidence because the parson is busy serving the Crown. See NONRESIDENCE (1).
justiciarii residents
n. [Latin "resident justices"] Hist. Justices who usu. held court in Westminster, as opposed to traveling with the eyre. Cf. EYRE. justiciar in itinere. See JUSTICE IN EYRE.
non residentia clerici regis
See DE NON RESIDENTIA CLERICI REGIS.
non residentio pro clerico regis
[Latin "by nonresidence for a royal clerk"] Hist. A writ ordering a bishop not to harass a clerk who, being employed in the royal service, has become a nonresident.
non solaendo pecuniam ad quam clericus mulctatur pro non-residentia
[Latin] Hist. A writ prohibiting an ordinary from taking a pecuniary mulct imposed on a clerk of the sovereign for nonresidence.
nonresident alien
a person who is neither a resident nor a citizen of the united state:
nonresident decedent
A decedent who was domiciled outside the jurisdiction in question (such as probate jurisdiction) at the time of death.
nonresident decedent.
See DECEDENT.
nonresident-motorist statute
A state law governing the liabilities and obligations of nonresidents who use the state's highways.
president judge
See presiding judge under JUDGE.
president of a court-martial
Military law. The senior member in rank present at a courtmartial trial.
resident agent
See registered agent under AGENT
resident alien
See ALIEN.
resident alien.
an alien who has a legally established domicile in the united st naturalization.
residential cluster
Land-use planning. An area of land developed as a unit with group housing and open common space. Cf. PLANNEDUNIT DEVELOPMENT.
residential community treatment center
See HALFWAY HOUSE.
vice president
n. 1: An officer selected in advance to fill the presidency if the president dies, becomes incapacitated, resigns, or is removed from office. ( The Vice President of the United States, who is elected at the same time as the President, serves as presiding officer of the Senate. On the death, incapacity, resignation, or removal of the President, the Vice President succeeds to the presidency. 2. A corporate officer of mid-level to high rank, usu. having charge of a department. - Also written vice-president. - vice presidency, n. - vice presidential, adj.