Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Misadventure
1. A mishap or misfortune. 2. Homicide committed accidentally by a person doing a lawful act and having no intent to injure; ACCIDENTAL KILLING,
adventure
a commercial undertaking that has an element of risk; a venture. cf'. joint venture. 2. marine insurance. a voyage involving financial and insurable risk, as to a shipment of goods.
adventurer
a person who undertakes a hazardous action or enterprise; one with a stake in a commercial adventure.
bill of adventure.
Maritime law. A shipper's written statement that the shipped property belongs to another and is conveyed at the owner's risk.
co-adventurer
See COVENTURER.
death by misadventure
See :uVIDFNTAI. KILLING.
gross adventure
a loan on bottomry, so called because the lender will be liable for the gross (or general) average. see bottomry
gross adventure.
See ADVENTURE.
homicide by misadventure
See ACCIDENTAL KILLING.
joint adventure
See JOINT VENTURE.
killing by misadventure
See ACCIDENTAL KILL, ING.