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.