Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Third World
The group of underdeveloped nations (esp. in Africa and Asia) not aligned with major powers, whether Western democracies (i.e., the First - or Free - World) or countries that were formerly part of the Soviet bloc (i.e., the Second World).
Third World country
See DEVELOPING COUN. TRY.
World
1. The planet Earth <the world has limited natural resources>. 2. All the Earth's inhabitants; the public generally <the world will benefit from this discovery>. 3. All persons who have a claim or acquire an interest in a particular subject matter <a judgment in rem binds all the world>.
World Bank
A U.N. bank established in 1945 to provide loans that aid in economic development, through economically sustainable enterprises. ( Its capital derives from U.N. member states' subscriptions and by loans on the open market. - Also termed International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
World Court
See INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE.
Worldly
adj. Of or relating to the present state of existence; temporal; earthly <worldly possessions. See SECULAR.
offer to all the world
See OFFER.