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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Revival

n. 1. Restoration to current use or operation; esp., the act of restoring the validity or legal force of an expired contract or dormant judgment. - Also termed (for a dormant judgment) revival of judgment. Cf. RENEWAL (2). 2. Wills & estates. The reestablishment of the validity of a revoked will by revoking the will that invalidated the original will. Cf. REPUBLICATION. - revive, vb.

revival statute

A law that provides for the renewal of actions, of wills, and of the legal effect of documents.