Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Bail to the sheriff
see bail (3).
Sheriff
A county's chief peace officer, usu. elected, who in most jurisdictions acts as custodian of the county jail, executes civil and criminal process, and carries out judicial mandates within the county.
Undersheriff
See deputy sheriff under SHERIFF.
deputy sheriff
An officer who, acting under the direction of a sheriff, may perform mostof the duties of the sheriff's office. ( Although undersheriff is broadly synonymous with deputy sheriff, writers have sometimes distinguished between the two, suggesting that a deputy is appointed for a special occasion or purpose, while an undersheriff is permanent. - Also termed undersheriff; general deputy; vice-sheriff.
sheriff's jury
Hist. A jury selected and summoned by a sheriff to hold inquests for various purposes, such as assessing damages in an action in which the defendant makes no defense or ascertaining the mental condition of an alleged lunatic.
sheriff's sale
1. See execution sale. 2. See judicial sale.
sheriffs deed
See DEED.
vice-sheriff
See deputy sheriff under SHERIFF.