Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Intoxicant
n. A substance (esp. liquor) that deprives a person of the ordinary use of the senses or of reason.
Intoxication
n. A diminished ability to act with full mental and physical capabilities because of alcohol or drug consumption; drunkenness. -intoxicate, vb.
Toxic
adj. Having the character or producing the effects of a poison; produced by or resulting from a poison; poisonous. - Also termed toxical.
Toxicant
n. A poison; a toxic agent; any substance capable of producing toxication or poisoning.
Toxicate
ub. Archaic. To poison. See INTOXI. CATION.
Toxicology
The branch of medicine that concerns poisons, their effects, their recognition, their antidotes, and generally the diagnosis and therapeutics of poisoning; the science of poisons. - toxicological (tok-si-kaloj-i-kal), adj.
culpable intoxication.
See voluntary intoxication.
driving while intoxicated
The offense of operating a motor vehicle in a physically or mentally impaired condition after consuming enough to raise one's blood alcohol content above the statutory limit (.08% in many states ) or after consuming drugs. ( Penalties vary widely; for example, the maximum penalty in Missouri and Louisiana is a $500 fine and six months in jail, while the penalties in New York range from $500 to $5,000 in fines and up to four years in jail. - Abbr. DWI. Cf. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
involuntary intoxication
See INTOXICATION.
involuntary intoxication.
The ingestion of alcohol or drugs against one's will or without one's knowledge. ( Involuntary intoxication is an affirmative defense to a criminal or negligence charge.
operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated
See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
operating while intoxicated
See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
pathological intoxication
See INTOXICATION.
pathological intoxication.
An extremely exaggerated response to an intoxicant. ( This may be treated as involuntary intoxication if it is unforeseeable.
public intoxication
See INTOXICATION.
public intoxication.
The appearance of a person who is under the influence of drugs or alcohol in a place open to the general public. ( In most American jurisdictions, public intoxication is considered a misdemeanor, and in some states, alcoholism is a defense if the offender agrees to attend a treatment program.
self-induced intoxication
See voluntary intoxication under INTOXICATION. self-insurance See INSURANCE-
self-induced intoxication.
See voluntary intoxication.
termed culpable intoxication
; self-induced intoxication.
toxic tort
See TORT
toxic waste
. Hazardous, poisonous substances, such as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). ( Most states regulate the handling and disposing of toxic waste, and several federal statutes (such as the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), 42 USCA ยงยง 9601-9657) regulate the use, transportation, and disposal of toxic waste.
voluntary intoxication
See INTOXICATION.
voluntary intoxication.
A willing ingestion of alcohol or drugs to the point of impairment done with the knowledge that one's physical and mental capabilities would be impaired. ( Voluntary intoxication is not a defense to a general-intent crime, but may be admitted to refute the existence of a particular state of mind for a specific-intent crime. - Also