Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Actus servi, in its quibus opera ejus communiter adhibita est, actus domini habetur
The act of a servant in those things in which he is usually employed is considered the act of his master.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
A federal agency that carries out the nonjudicial business of the federal courts.The Administrative Office collects statistics on the courts, supervises the administrative personnel, disburses the payroll, and performs other similar functions.
President of the United States
The highest executive officer of the federal government of the United States. ( The President is elected to a four-year term by a majority of the presidential electors chosen by popular vote from the states. The President must be a natural citizen, must be at least 35 years old, and must have been a resident for 14 years within the United States. U.S. Const. art. II, § 1.
Supreme Court of the United States
The court of last resort in the federal system, whose members are appointed by the President and approved by the Senate. ( The Court was established in 1789 by Article III of the U.S. Constitution, which vests the Court with the "judicial power of the United States." - Often shortened to Supreme Court. - Also termed United States Supreme Court.
Unite
ub. 1. To combine or join to form a whole. 2. To act in concert or in a common cause.
United Kingdom
A country in Europe comprising England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, but not the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands. - Abbr. U.K.
United Nations
An international organization formed in 1945 to establish a global community with the goals of preventing war, providing justice, and promoting human rights and welfare. - Abbr. U.N.
United States Attorney
A lawyer appointed by the President to represent, under the direction of the Attorney General, the federal government in civil and criminal cases in a federal judicial district. - Also termed United States District Attorney. CE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
United States Claims Court
See UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS.
United States Code
A multivolume published codification of federal statutory law. ( In a citation, it is abbreviated as USC, as in 42 USC § 1983.
United States Code Annotated
A multivolume publication of the complete text of the United States Code with historical notes, crossreferences, and casenotes of federal and state decisions construing specific Coda sections. -Abbr. USCA.
United States Commissioner
Hist. A judicial officer appointed by a U.S. district court to hear a variety of pretrial matters in criminal cases. ( Commissioners' duties have been transferred to U.S. Magistrate Judges. Cf. UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE. commissioner's court See COURT,
United States Court of Appeals
A federal appellate court having jurisdiction to hear cases in one of the 13 judicial circuits of the United States (the First Circuit through the Eleventh Circuit, plus the District of Columbia Circuit and the Federal Circuit). - Also termed circuit court.
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
The primary civilian appellate tribunal responsible for reviewing court-martial convictions from all the military services. 10 USCA §§ 941-950. - Formerly also termed Court of Military Appeals.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
An intermediate-level appellate court with jurisdiction to hear appeals in patent cases, various actions against the United States to recover damages, cases from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals, the Merit Systems Protection Board, and some administrative agencies. ( The Court originated in the 1982 merger of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and the U.S. Court of Claims (although the trial jurisdiction of the Court of Claims was given to a new U.S. Claims Court). - Abbr. Fed. Cir.
United States Court of Federal Claims
A specialized federal court created under Article I of the Constitution in 1982 (with the name United States Claims Court) as the successor to the Court of Claims, and renamed in 1992 as the United States Court of Federal Claims. ( It has original, nationwide jurisdiction to render a money judgment on any claim against the United States founded on the Constitution, a federal statute, a federal regulation, an express or implied-in-fact contract with the United States, or any other claim for damages not sounding in tort. - Also termed Court of Claims (abbr. Cl. Ct)
United States Court of International Trade
A court with jurisdiction over any civil action against the United States arising from federal laws governing import transactions or the eligibility of workers, firms, and communities for adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USCA §§ 2101-2495). 0 Its exclusive jurisdiction also includes actions to recover customs duties, to recover on a customs bond, and to impose certain civil penalties for fraud or negligence. See 28 USCA §§ 1581-1584. - Also termed International Trade Court; (formerly) U.S. Customs Court.
United States Court of Veterans Appeals
A federal appellate court that has exclusive jurisdiction to review decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals. ( The Court was created in 1988, and appeals from its decisions are to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. - Abbr. CVA.
United States Customs Court
A court that formerly heard cases involving customs and duties. 0 Abolished in 1980, its responsibilities have been taken over by the United States
United States District Attorney
See UNITED STATES ATTORNEY.
United States District Court
A federal trial court having jurisdiction within its judicial district. - Abbr. U.S.D.C.
United States Magistrate Judge
A federal judicial officer who hears civil and criminal pretrial matters and who may conduct civil trials or criminal misdemeanor trials. 28 USCA §§ 631-639. - Also termed federal magistrate and (before 1990) United States Magistrate.
United States Marshal
A federal official who carries out the orders of a federal court. ( U.S. Marshals are employees of the executive branch of government.
United States Reports
The official printed record of U.S. Supreme Court cases. ( In a citation, it is abbreviated as U.S., as in 388 U.S. 14 (1967).
United States Supreme Court
See SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
United States Tax Court
See TAx COURT, U.S.
United States court
See federal court.
United States currency
See CURRENCY.
United States of America
A federal republic formed after the War of Independence and made up of 48 conterminous states, plus the state of Alaska and the District of Columbia in North America, plus the state of Hawaii in the Pacific.
United States officer
See OFFICER (1).
United States officer.
An officer appointed under the authority of the federal government; specif., an officer appointed in the manner described in Article II, section 2, of the U.S. Constitution.
United States person
A U.S. resident or national (with the exception of one living outside the United States who is employed by someone who is not a United States person), a domestic American concern, and any foreign subsidiary or affiliate of a domestic concern with operations controlled by the domestic concern. Under antiboycott regulatory controls, no United States person may participate in a secondary boycott or discrimination against Jews and others by members of the League of Arab States. 50 USCA app. § 2415(2).
United States trustee
A federal official who is appointed by the Attorney General to perform administrative tasks in the bankruptcy process, such as appointing bankruptcy trustees in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases. See BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEE.
national of the United States
A citizen of the United States or a noncitizen who owes permanent allegiance to the United States. 8 USCA § 1101(a)(22). - Also termed U.S. national; U.S. citizen.
navigable water of the United States
Navigable water that alone - or in combination with other waters - forms a continuous highway for commerce with other states or foreign countries.
position of the United States
The legal position of the federal government in a case involving the Equal Access to Justice Act. ( The position's reasonableness in light of precedent determines whether the government will be liable for the opposing party's attorney's fees.
seal of the United States
See great seal (1).
seal of the United States.
See great seal (1) under SEAL.