Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Substitute
n. 1. One who stands in another's place <a substitute for a party>. See SUBSTITUTION OF PARTIES. 2. Civil law. A person named in a will as heir to an estate after the estate has been held and then passed on by another specified person (called the institute). - substitute, vb.
Substituted basis
1. The basis of property transferred in a tax-free exchange or other specified transaction. 2. See carryover basis.
substitute amendment
a legislative amendment that seeks to change provisions in a bill. 2. the process of making such a revision. 3. a change made by addition, deletion, or correction; an alteration in wording. - abbr. amend.
substitute gift
See GIFT.
substitute gift.
A testamentary gift to one person in place of another who is unable to take under the will for some reason. - Also termed substitutional gift.
substituted agreement
See NOVATION.
substituted basis
See BASIS.
substituted contract
A contract between parties to a prior contract that takes the place of and discharges the previous obligation. ( A substituted contract differs from a novation (as "novation" is traditionally defined) in that the latter requires the substitution for the original obligor of a third person not a party to the original agreement; when the obligee accepts the third party, the agreement is immediately discharged. In contrast to both substituted contract and novation, an executory accord does not immediately discharge an obligation; rather, the obligation is discharged on performance, often by a third person, rather than the original obligor. Cf. NOVATION; ACCORD (2).
substituted executor
An executor appointed to act in the place of an executor who cannot or will not perform the required duties.
substituted service
See SERVICE (2).
substituted servicee
Any method of service allowed by law in place of personal service, such as service by mail. - Also termed constructive service.3. The act of doing something useful for a person or company for a fee <your services were no longer required>. personal service. See PERSONAL SERVICE (2). 4. A person or company whose business is to do useful things for others <a linen service>.
substituted-judgment doctrine
The rule allowing a person (such as a family member or a conservator) or a court to make a decision about medical treatment on behalf of one who is incompetent and unable to make his or her own decisions.
will substitute
A document or instrument that attempts to dispose of an estate in the same or similar manner as a will, such as a trust or a life-insurance plan.