Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Mislay

ub. To deposit (property, etc.) in a place not afterwards recollected; to lose (property, etc.) by forgetting where it was placed. See mislaid property under PROPERTY.

Slay

ub. To kill (a person), esp. in battle.

child-slaying

See INFANTICIDE.

slayer's rule

The doctrine that neither a person who kills another nor the killer's heirs can share in the decedent's estate. SL/C. See standby letter of credit under LETTER OF CREDIT.