Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Department of Transportation

The federal executive division that is responsible for programs and policies concerning transportation. Through a series of specialized agencies, this department oversees aviation, highways, railroads, mass transit, the U.S. merchant marine, and other programs. - Abbr. DOT.

National Transportation Safety Board

An independent government agency that investigates some transportation accidents, conducts safety studies, hears and rules on licensing appeals, and proposes safety guidelines and improved safety standards for the transportation industry. 49 USCA §§ 1101-1155. - Abbr. NTSB.

Surface Transportation Board

See INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION.

Transportation

n. 1. The movement of goods or persons from one place to another by a carrier. 2. Criminal law. A type of punishment that sends the criminal out of the country to another place (usu. a penal colony) for a specified period. Cf. DEPORTATION.