Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Certworthy
adj. Slang. (Of a case or issue) deserving of review by writ of certiorari. -certworthiness, n.
Enbancworthy
adj. Slang. Worthy of being considered en bane <the Fifth Circuit conclud-ed that two of the four issues are truly enbancworthy>. - enbancworthiness, n.
Oathworthy
, adj. Legally capable of making an oath.
Seaworthy
adj. (Of a vessel) properly equipped and sufficiently strong and tight to resist the perils reasonably incident to the voyage for which the vessel is insured. 0 An implied condition of marine-insurance policies, unless otherwise stated, is that the vessel will be seaworthy. - seaworthiness, n.
Unseaworthy
adj. (Of a vessel) unable to withstand the perils of an ordinary voyage. Cf. SEAWORTHY.
Worthy
adj. Having worth; possessing merit: valuable.
creditworthy, adj
financially sound enough that a lender will extend credit in the belief that the chances of default are slight; fiscally healthy. - creditworthiness, n.
law-worthy
adj. Hist. Entitled to or deserving the benefit and protection of the law. - Also termed law-worth. See LIBERAM LEGEM AMITTERE; LEGALIS HOMO; LIBERA LEX.
seaworthy vessel
A vessel that can withstand the ordinary stress of the wind, waves, and other weather that vessels might. ordinarily be expected to encounter. See SEAWORTHY.
unworthy
adj. Civil. law. (Of an heir) not entitled to inherit from a person because of a failure in a duty to that person.