Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Verbal
adj. 1. Of, relating to, or expressed in words. 2. Loosely, of, relating to, or expressed in spoken words
nonverbal testimony
A photograph, drawing, map, chart, or other depiction used to aid a witness in testifying. ( The witness need not have made it, but it must accurately represent something that the witness saw. See demonstrative evidence under EVIDENCE.
note verbal
Int'Z law. An unsigned diplomatic note, usu. written in the third person, that sometimes accompanies a diplomatic message or note of protest to further explain the country's position or to request certain action. - Also spelled note uerbale (vair-bahl).
proces-verbal
[French "official record of oral proceedings"] Civil & int'l law. A detailed, authenticated written report of a proceeding, esp. of an international conference; PROTOCOL (3). ( A proces-verbal may be cast in various forms, according to the style a country prefers.
verbal act
See ACT (2).
verbal act.
An act performed through the medium of words, either spoken or written. 3. The formal product of a legislature or other deliberative body; esp., STATUTE.
verbal contract
See parol contract (1).
verbal note
Diplomacy. An unsigned memorandum informally reminding an official of a pending request, an unanswered question, or the like.
verbal will
See nuncupative will under WILL.
verbal will.
See nuncupative will.
verbal-act doctrine
The rule that utterances accompanying conduct that might have legal effect are admissible when the conduct is material to the issue and is equivocal in nature, and when the words help give the conduct its legal significance.