Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Issuable

adj. 1. Capable of being issued <an issuable writ>. 2. Open to dispute or contention <an issuable argument>. 3. Possible as an outcome <an award as high as $5 million is issuable in this case>.

Suable

adj. 1. Capable of being sued <a suable party>. 2. Capable of being enforced <a suable contract>. - suability, n.

issuable defense

Common-law pleading. A plea on the merits setting forth a legal defense. Cf. issuable plea under PLEA.

issuable plea

A plea on the merits presenting a complaint to the court. Cf issuable defense under DEFENSE (1).

nonissuable plea

See PLEA (3).

reissuable note

See NOTE (1).

reissuable note.

A note that may again be put into circulation after having once been paid.