Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Indian Territory.
A former U.S. territory -now a part of the state of Oklahoma - to which the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes were forcibly removed between 1830 and 1843. ( In the late 19th century, most of this territory was ceded to the United States, and in 1907 the greater part of it became the State of Oklahoma.
Northwest Territory
Hist. The first possession of the United States, being the geographical region south of the Great Lakes, north of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River, as designated by the Continental Congress in the late 1700s. ( This area includes the present states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and the eastern part of Minnesota.
Territory
n.1. A geographical area included within a particular government's jurisdiction; the portion of the earth's surface that is in a state's exclusive possession and control.
non-self-governing territory
Int'l law. A territory that is governed by another country. ( These types of territories are rarely allowed representation in the governing country's legislature.
territory of a judge
The territorial jurisdiction of a particular court. See JURISDICTION (3).
trust territory
Int'L law. A territory governed under the United Nations' international trusteeship system; a territory administered by the United Nations or a member state for the political, economic, educational, and social advancement of its inhabitants. 2. A part of the United States not included within any state but organized with a separate legislature (such as Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands). - territorial, adj. Cf. COMMONWEALTH; DEPENDENCY.