Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Veritas nihil veretur nisi abscondi

Truth fears nothing but to be hidden.

abscond

To depart secretly or suddenly, esp. to avoid service of process; to conceal oneself. - abscondence (ab-skondants), n. absconding debtor. See DEBTOR.

absconding debtor

A debtor who flees from creditors to avoid having to pay a debt. ( Absconding from a debt was formerly considered an act of bankruptcy. See ACT OF BANKRUPTCY.