Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

affreightment

the hiring of a ship to carry cargo. - also termed (in french law) affretement; (in law latin) affreetamentum. see contract of affreightment.

charter of affreightment

See AFFREIGHTMENT.

contract of affreightment

Maritime law. An agreement for carriage of goods by water. ( This type of contract usu. takes the form of a bill of lading or charterpar-