Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Show
ub. To make (facts, etc.) apparent or clear by evidence; to prove.
Showing
n. The act or an instance of establishing through evidence and argument; proof <a prima facie showing>.
Showup
n. A pretrial identification procedure in which a suspect is confronted with a witness to or the victim of a crime. ( Unlike a lineup, ashowup is a one-on-one confrontation. Cf. LINEUP.
good cause shown.
See good cause under CAUSE (2).
order to show cause
See show-cause order under ORDER (2).
rule to show cause
See SHOW-CAUSE PROCEEDING.
show trial
See SHOW TRIAL.
show-cause order
An order directing a party to appear in court and explain why the party took (or failed to take) some action or why the court should or should not grant some relief. - Also termed order to show cause.
show-cause proceeding
A usu. expedited proceeding on a show-cause order. - Also termed rule to show cause; summary process; summary procedure; expedited proceeding.
shower
n. A person commissioned by a court to take jurors to a place so that they may observe it as they consider a case on which they are sitting. See VIEW (3).