Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Arrest warrant
see warrant (1).
As-is warranty.
see warranty (2)
Backing. Endorsement, esp. Of a warrant by a magistrate.
See back (4).
Bench warrant.
see warrant (1).
Home Owners Warranty.
A warranty and insurance program that, among other coverage, insures a new home for ten years against major structural defects. ( The program was developed by the Home Owners Warranty Corporation, a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders. Builders often provide this type of coverage, and many states provide similar warranty protection by statute. - Abbr. HOW. - Also spelled Home Owners' Warranty.
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
A federal statute requiring that a written warranty of a consumer product fully and conspicuously disclose, in plain language, the terms and conditions of the warranty, including whether the warranty is full or limited, according to standards given in the statute. 15 USCA §§ 2301-2312.
Warrant
, n. 1. A writ directing or authorizing someone to do an act, esp. one directing a law enforcer to make an arrest, a search, or a seizure.
Warrant Clause
The clause of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requiring that warrants be issued on probable cause.
Warrantless arrest
an arrest, without a warrant, based on probable cause of a felony, or for a misdemeanor committed in a police officer's presence. See warrant. 3. Maritime law. The taking of a ship into custody by virtue of a court's warrant
Y2K warranty
See Y2K WARRANTY. 3. Insurance. A pledge or stipulation by the insured that the facts relating to the person insured, the thing insured, or the risk insured are as stated.
Year 2000 warranty
See Y2K WARRANTY.
administrative warrant
A warrant issued by a judge at the request of an administrative agency. ( This type of warrant is sought to conduct an administrative search. See administrative search under SEARCH.
affirmative warranty
A warranty - express or implied - that facts are as stated at the beginning of the policy period. ( An affirmative warranty is usu. a condition precedent to the policy taking effect.
anticipatory search warrant
See SEARCH WARRANT.
arrest warrant
A warrant, issued only on probable cause, directing a law-enforcement officer to arrest and bring a person to court. - Also termed warrant o f arrest.
as-is warranty
A warranty that goods are sold with all existing faults. See As Is.
bench warrant
A warrant issued directly by a judge to a law-enforcement officer, esp. for the arrest of a person who has been held in contempt, has been indicted, has disobeyed a subpoena, or has failed to appear for a hearing or trial.
blanket search warrant
See SEARCH WARRANT.
blanket search warrant.
See SEARCH WARRANT.
breach of warranty
1.A breach of an express or implied warranty relating to the title, quality, content, or condition of goods sold. UCC § 2-312. 2. Insurance. WARRANTY (3).
collateral warranty
A warranty that is made by a stranger to the title, and that consequently runs only to the covenantee and not to the land.
commitment warrant
See warrant of commitment.
construction warranty
A warranty from the seller or building contractor of a new home that the home is free of structural, electrical, plumbing, and other defects and is fit for its intended purpose.
continuing warranty
See promissory warranty under WARRANTY (3). continuing wrong. See WRONG.
county warrant
A warrant drawn by a county official, directing the county treasurer to pay a sum of money out of county funds to bearer, to a named individual, or to the named individual's order. 4. SUBSCRIPTION WARRANT.
covenant of warranty
A covenant by which the grantor agrees to defend the grantee against any lawful or reasonable claims of superior title by a third party and to indemnify the grantee for any loss sustained by the claim. ( This covenant is sometimes treated as being synonymous with covenant for quiet enjoyment. See wARRANTY (1).
de warrantia chartae
n. [Law Latin "of a warranty of charter"] Hist. A writ allowing a tenant enfeoffed with a warranty, who was impleaded in an assize or other action in which the tenant could not call upon the warranty, to compel the feoffor to assist the tenant with a plea or defense, or else to pay damages and the value of the land, if it is recovered against the tenant."This we still make use of in the form of common recoveries, which are grounded on a writ of entry; a species of action that we may remember relies chiefly on the weakness of the tenant's title, who therefore vouches another person to warrant it . . . . I
de warrantia diei
n. [Law Latin "of warranty of day"] Hist. A writ ordering a judge not to default a party for nonappearance because the Crown warranted that the party was busy in its service.
death warrant
A warrant authorizing a warden or other prison official to carry out a death sentence. ( A death warrant typically sets the time and place for a prisoner's execution.
deceptive warranty
A warranty containing false or fraudulent representations or promises.
deposit warrant
A warehouse receipt used as security for a loan.
disclaimer of warranty
An oral or written statement intended to limit a seller's liability for defects in the goods sold. 0 In some circumstances, printed words must be specific and conspicuous to be effective.
distress warrant
See WARRANT (1).
dock warrant
See DOCK RECEIPT.
escape warrant
1. A warrant directing a peace officer to rearrest an escaped prisoner. 2. Hist. A warrant granted to retake a prisoner who had escaped from a royal prison after being committed there. ( The warrant was obtained on affidavit from the judge of the court in which the action had been brought, and was directed to all sheriffs throughout England, commanding them to retake and commit the prisoner to the nearest jail.
ex warrants, adv
Without warrants. ( Shares are traded ex warrants when they no longer carry the right to receive declared warrants that have been distributed to holders. - Abbr. X; XW.
executory warranty
A warranty that arises when an insured undertakes to perform some executory stipulation, such as a promise that certain acts will be done or that certain facts will continue to exist.
express warranty
See WARRANTY (2).
extended service warranty
See extended warranty under WARRANTY (2). extended-term insurance See INSURANCE.
extended warranty
An additional warranty often sold with the purchase of consumer goods (such as appliances and motor vehicles) to cover repair costs not otherwise covered by a manufacturer's standard warranty, by extending either the standard-warranty coverage period or the range of defects covered. -Also termed extended service warranty; extended service contract.
extradition warrant
A warrant for the return of a fugitive from one jurisdiction to another. Cf. rendition warrant.
fugitive warrant
A warrant that authorizes law-enforcement officers to take into custody a person who has fled from one state to another to avoid prosecution or punishment.
full warranty
A warranty that fully covers labor and materials for repairs. 0 Under federal law, the warrantor must remedy the consumer product within a reasonable time and without charge after notice of a defect or malfunction. 15 USCA § 2304. Cf. limited warranty.
full warranty.
See WARRANTY (2).
full-covenant-and-warranty deed
See warranty deed.
general warrant
1. Hist. A warrant issued by the English Secretary of State for the arrest of the author, printer, or publisher of a seditious libel, without naming the persons to be arrested. 9 General warrants were banned by Parliament in 1766.
general warrant.
See WARRANT (1).
general warranty
A warranty against the claims of all persons.
general warranty deed
See warranty deed.
implied warranty
See WARRANTY (2)