Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
admissibility
n. The quality or state of being allowed to be entered into evidence in a hearing, trial, or other proceeding.Admissibility can best be thought of as a concept consisting of two quite different aspects: disclosure to the trier of fact and express or implied permission to use as evidence.' If we think of admissibility as a question of disclosure or nondisclosure, it is usually easy to say whether or not an item of evidence has been admitted. hen we consider the question of permissible use, the concept seems much more complex. Inadmissible' for one purpose but not for another .... In the second place, questions of the permissible use of evidence do not arise only at the time of disclosure to the trier of fact.
conditional admissibility
See ADMISSIBILITY.
conditional admissibility.
The evidentiary rule that when a piece of evidence is not itself admissible, but is admissible if certain other facts make it relevant, the evidence becomes admissible on condition that counsel later introduce the connecting facts. 0 If counsel does not satisfy this condition, the opponent may ask the judge to strike from the record the conditionally admitted piece of evidence and to instruct the jury to disregard it.
curative admissibility
See ADMISSIBILITY.
curative admissibility.
The rule that an inadmissible piece of evidence may be admitted if offered to cure or counteract the effect of some similar piece of the opponent's evidence that itself should not have been admitted.
curative-admissibility doctrine
The rule that otherwise inadmissible evidence will be admitted to rebut inadmissible evidence placed before the fact-finder by the adverse party. 0 The doctrine applies when a motion to strike cannot cure the prejudice created by the adverse party.
doctrine of curative admissibility
A rule allowing a party to introduce otherwise inadmissible evidence to remove the prejudice caused by the improper admission of evidence that was offered by the opposing party. - Also termed curative-admissibility doctrine.
limited admissibility
See ADMISSIBILITY.
limited admissibility.
The principle that testimony or exhibits may be admitted into evidence for a restricted purpose. Common examples are adrnittin,, prior contradictor,
multiple admissibility
See ADMISSIBILITY.
multiple admissibility.
The evidentiary rule that, though a piece of evidence is inadmissible under one rule for the purpose given in offering it, it is nevertheless admissible if relevant and offered for some other purpose not forbidden by the rules of evidence.