Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

allotment

n. 1. a share or portion of some thing, such as property previously held in common or shares in a corporation. 2. in american indian law, the selection of specific land awarded to an individual allottee from a common holding. - allot, ub.

allotment certificate

securities. a document that records the essential elements of a subscription of shares, as how many shares are to be purchased, the price to be paid, and the payment and delivery schedule.

allotment note

english law. a seaman's written assignment of a portion of his wages to a wife, parent, grandparent, or sibling. 0 these notes are governed by the merchant shipping act of 1970, ยง 13(1).

allotment system

english law. the practice of dividing land into small portions for cultivation by agricultural laborers and others.