Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Situation

1. Condition; position in reference to circumstances <dangerous situation>. 2. The place where someone or something is occupied; a location <situation near the border>.

dangerous situation

Under the last-clearchance doctrine, the circumstance in which a plaintiff operating a motor vehicle has reached a position (as on the path of an oncoming train) that cannot be escaped by the exercise of ordinary care. - Also termed situation of danger. See LAST-CLEAR-CHANCE DOCTRINE.

situation of danger

See DANGEROUS SITUATION.