Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Clerk of the Privy Seal
Hist. An officer responsible for preparing documents for the Lord Privy Seal. ( The use of the Privy Seal was abolished in 1884. See PRIVY SEAL.
Keeper of the Broad Seal
See KEEPER OF THE GREAT SEAL.
Keeper of the Great Seal
In England and Scotland, an officer who has custody of the Great Seal and who authenticates state documents of the highest importance. ( In England, the duties of the Keeper of the Great Seal are now discharged by the Lord Chancellor. - Also termed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal; Lord Keeper; Keeper of the Broad Seal; Custos Sigilli.
Keeper of the Privy Seal
1 LORD PRIVY SEAL. 2. In Scotland and Cornwall, an officer similar to the English Lord Privy Seal.
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
See KEEPER OF THE GREAT SEAL.
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
See LORD PRIVY SEAL.
Lord Privy Seal
English law. An officer who has custody of the privy seal and who authenticates either a state document before it passes to receive the Great Seal or a document that does not require the Great Seal because of its minor importance. ( The Lord Privy Seal has nominal official duties but is often made a member of the British cabinet. -Also termed Keeper of the Privy Seal; Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal; Privy Seal.
Seal
n. 1. An impression or sign that has legal consequence when applied to an instrument. 2. A fastening that must be broken before access can be obtained.
contract under seal
See CONTRACT.
corporate seal
A seal adopted by a corporation for executing and authenticating its corporate and legal instruments.
great seal
1. The official seal of the United States, of which the Secretary of State is the custodian. - Also termed seal of the United States. 2. The official seal of a particular state. - Also termed seal of the state; state seal. 3. The official seal of Great Britain, of which the Lord Chancellor is the custodian.
half-seal.
Hist. A seal used in the Court of Chancery to seal commissions to the Court of Delegates on the appeal of an ecclesiastical or maritime case. ( The use of the seal ended when the Court of Delegates was abolished in 1832. See COURT OF DELEGATES.
notarial seal
See NOTARY SEAL.
notary seal
1. The imprint or embossment made by a notary public's seal. 2. A device, usu. a stamp or embosser, that makes an imprint on a notarized document. - Also termed notarial seal. embossed seal. 1. A notary seal that is impressed onto a document, raising the impression above the surface. ( An embossed seal clearly identifies the original document because the seal is only faintly reproducible. For this reason, this type of seal is required in some states and on some documents notarized for federal purposes. 2. The embossment made by this seal.
private seal
A corporate or individual seal, as distinguished from a public seal.
privy seal
1.A seal used in making out grants or letters patent before they are passed under the great seal. 2. (cap.) LORD PRIVY SEAL.
public seal
A seal used to certify documents belonging to a public authority or government bureau.
quarter seal
See SEAL.
rubber-stamp seal
1. In most states, a notary public's official seal, which is inkstamped onto documents and is therefore photographically reproducible. * It typically includes the notary's name, the state seal, the words "Notary Public," the name of the county where the notary's bond is filed, and the expiration date of the notary's commission. 2. The imprint made by this seal.
seal of the United States
See great seal (1).
seal of the United States.
See great seal (1) under SEAL.
seal of the state
See great seal (2) under SEAL
seal,
vb. 1. To authenticate or execute (a document) by use of a seal. 2. To close (an envelope, etc.) tightly; to prevent access to (a document, record, etc.) sea law. See MARITIME LAW.
sealed bid
See BID (2).
sealed bid.
A bid that is not disclosed until all submitted bids are opened and considered simultaneously.
sealed contract
See contract under seal under CONTRACT.
sealed instrument
At common law and under some statutes, an instrument to which the bound party has affixed a personal seal, usu. recognized as providing indisputable evidence of the validity of the underlying obligations. ( The common-law distinction between sealed and unsealed instruments has been abolished by many states, and the UCC provides that the laws applicable to sealed instruments do not apply to contracts for the sale of goods or tract under seal under CONTRACT; SPECIALTY.
sealed verdict
A written verdict put into a sealed envelope when the jurors have agreed on their decision but when court is not in session at the time. o Upon delivering a sealed verdict, the jurors may separate. When court convenes again, this verdict is officially returned with the same effect as if the jury had returned it in open court before separating. This type of verdict is useful to avoid detaining the jurors until the next session of court.
sealed will
See mystic will under WILL
sealed will.
See mystic will.
sealed-container rule
Products liability. The principle that a seller is not liable for a defective product if it receives the product from the manufacturer and sells it without knowing of the defect or having a reasonable opportunity to inspect the product.
sealing records
The act or practice of officially preventing access to particular (esp. juvenilecriminal) records, in the absence of a court order. See EXPUNGEMENT.
state seal
See great seal (2).