Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
ability.
The capacity to perform an act or service; esp., the power to carry out a legal act <ability to enter into a contract>.
derivative liability.
See LIABILITY
employers' liability.
See WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
habitability.
The condition of a building in which inhabitants can live free of serious defects that might harm health and safety <lack of running water adversely affects the apartment's habitability>.
industry-wide liability.
See enterprise liability under LIABILITY.
present ability.
The actual, immediate power to do something (esp. to commit a crime).
several liability.
See LIABILITY
such as a child, to reduce tax liability.
See kiddie tax under TAX.
transferee liability. Tax
The liability of a transferee to pay taxes owed by the transferor. ( This liability is limited to the value of the asset transferred. The Internal Revenue Service can, for example, force a donee to pay the gift tax when the donor who made the transfer cannot pay it. IRC (26 USCA) ยงยง 6901-6905.
wrong of strict liability.
A wrong in which a mens rea is not required because neither wrongful intent nor culpable negligence is a necessary condition of responsibility.