Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Syndic
n. [French "governmental representative"] 1. An agent (esp. of a government or corporation) appointed to transact business for others. 2. Civil law. A bankruptcy trustee.
Syndicalism
n. A direct plan or practice implemented by trade-union workers seeking to control the means of production and distribution, esp. by using a general strike. - syndicalist, n.
Syndicate
n. A group organized for a common purpose; esp., an association formed to promote a common interest, carry out a particular business transaction, or (in a negative sense) organize criminal enterprises. -syndicate (sin-di-kayt), ub. - syndication (sin-di-ray-shan), n. - syndicator (sin-dikay-tar), n. See ORGANIZED CRIME.
Syndicating
1. The act or process of forming a syndicate. 2. The gathering of materials for newspaper publication From various writers and distribution of the materials at regular intervals to newspapers throughout the country for publication on the same day.
Syndicus
n. [Latin "advocate" fr. Greek syn- "with" + dike "lawsuit"] Roman law. One chosen (by a corporate body such as a municipality, college, etc.) to represent it at law. See SYNDIC.
buying syndicate
A group of investment bankers who share the risk in underwriting a securities issue.
criminal syndicalism
Any doctrine that advocates or teaches the use of illegal methods to change industrial or political control.
real-estate syndicate
A group of investors who pool their money for the buying and selling of real property. ( Most real-estate syndicates operate as limited partnerships or realestate investment trusts.