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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Shipwreck

Maritime law. 1. A ship's wreckage. 2. The injury or destruction of a vessel because of circumstances beyond the owner's control, rendering the vessel incapable of carrying out its mission.

Wreck

n. 1. SHIPWRECK. 2. Goods cast ashore from a wrecked vessel and not claimed by the owner within a specified period (such as one year).

Wreckfree

adj. (Of a port, etc.) exempt from the forfeiture of shipwrecked goods and vessels to the Crown.