Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Spot

adj. Made, paid, or delivered immediately < a spot sale > < spot commodities>. spot market See MARKET.

despot

n. 1. A ruler with absolute power and authority. 2. A tyrant. - despotic (di-spot-ik), adj.

despotism

1. A government by a ruler with absolute, unchecked power. 2. Total power or controlling influence.

reverse spot zoning

See ZONING.

reverse spot zoning.

"When parcels around a given property are rezoned to allow for higher uses leaving an island of less intensive use, reverse spot zoning is the result." Donald G. Ragman & Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer Urban Planning and Land Development Control Law § 5.4, at 136 (2d ed. 1986).

spot market

A market (esp. in commodities) in which payment or delivery is immediate <the spot market in oil>.

spot price

The amount for which a commodity is sold in a spot market. See SPOT TRADING.

spot zoning

See ZONING.

spot zoning.

Zoning of a particular piece of land without regard for the zoning of the larger area surrounding the land.