Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Law School Admissions Test
A standardized examination purporting to measure the likelihood of success in law school. ( Most American law schools use the results of this examination in admissions decisions. - Abbr. LSAT.
Nonadmission
1. The failure to acknowledge something. 2. The refusal to allow something, such as evidence in a legal proceeding.
admission
n. 1. A voluntary acknowledgment of the existence of facts relevant to an adversary's case. -
admission against interest
A persons statement acknowledging a material fact that is harmful to the person's position as a litigant. 0 An admission against interest must be made either by a litigant or by one in privity with or occupying the same legal position as the litigant; as an exception to the hearsay rule, it is admissible whether or not the person is available as a witness. A declaration against interest, by contrast, is made by a nonlitigant who is not in privity with a litigant; a declaration against interest is also admissible as an exception to the hearsay rule, but only when the declarant is unavailable as a witness.
admission by employee or agent
See ADMISSION (1).
admission by employee or agent.
An admission made by a party-opponent's agent during employment and concerning a matter either within the scope of the agency or authorized by the party-opponent.
admission by party-opponent
An opposing party's admission, which is not considered hearsay if it is offered against that party and is (1) the party's own statement, in either an individual or a representative capacity; (2) a statement of which the party has manifested an adoption or belief in its truth; (3) a statement by one authorized by the party to make such a statement; (4) a statement by the party's agent concerning a matter within the scope of the agency or employment and made during the existence of the relationship; or (5) a statornont by 3 cnonnspiratnr of fl)
admission by party-opponent.
See ADMISSION (1).
admission by silence
See ADMISSION (1).
admission by silence.
The failure of a party to speak after an assertion of fact by another party that, if untrue, would naturally compel a person to deny the statement.
admission in judicio
See judicial admission under ADMISSION.
admission in judicio.
See judicial admission.
admission on motion
Permanent admission of a lawyer who is in good standing in the bar of a different state without the need for a full bar examination.
admission pro hac vice
Temporary admission of an out-of-jurisdiction lawyer to practice before a court in a specified case or set of cases. See PRO HAC VICE.
admission tax
A tax imposed as part of the price of being admitted to a particular event. ad valorem tax See progressive tax.See progressive tax.
admission to sufficient facts
See SUBMISSION TO A FINDING.
adoptive admission.
An action by a party that indicates approval of a statement made by another, and thereby acceptance of the truth of the statement.
extrajudicial admission
See ADMISSION
extrqjudicial admission.
An admission made outside court proceedings.
implied admission
An admission reasonably inferable from a party's action or statement, or a party's failure to act or speak. -Also termed tacit admission.
incidental admission
An admission made in some other connection or involved in the admission of some other fact.
incriminating admission
An admission of facts tending to establish guilt.
judicial admission
See ADMISSION (1)
judicial admission.
A formal waiver of proof that relieves an opposing party from having to prove the admitted fact and bars the party who made the admission from disputing it. - Also termed solemn admission; admission in judicio; true admission.
lawful admission
Immigration. Legal entry into the country, including under a valid immigrant visa. ( Lawful admission is one of the requirements for an immigrant to receive a naturalization order and certificate. 8 USCA ยงยง 1101(a)(20), 1427(a)(1).
quasi-admission
See ADMISSION (1).
quasi-admission.
An act or utterance, usu. extrajudicial, that creates an inconsistency with and discredits, to a greater or lesser degree, a present claim or other evidence of the person creating the inconsistency. solemn admission. See judicial admission
request for admission
Civil procedure. In pretrial discovery, a party's written factual statement served on another party who must admit, deny, or object to the substance of the statement. ( Ordinarily, many requests for admission appear in one document. The admitted statements - along with any statements not denied or objected to - will be treated by the court as established, and therefore do not have to be proved at trial. Fed. R. Civ. P. 36. -Abbr. RFA. - Also termed request for admissions; request to admit.
solemn admission
See judicial admission under ADMISSION (1).
tacit admission
See implied admission under ADMISSION.
tacit admission.
See implied admission.
true admission
See judicial admission under ADMISSION.
true admission.
See judicial admission 2. Acceptance of a lawyer by the established licensing authority, such as a state bar association, as a member of the practicing bar, usu. after the lawyer passes a bar examination and supplies adequate character references <admission to the bar>.