Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
ancilla
n. [latin] hist. a female auxiliary or assistant.
ancillary
adj. supplementary; subordinate <ancillary claims>. - ancillarity (an-sa-la[i]r-a-tee), n.
ancillary administration
An administration that is auxiliary to the administration at the place of the decedent's domicile, such as one in a foreign state, the purpose being to collect assets and pay debts in that locality. - Also termed foreign administration."The object of ancillary administration is to collect assets of nonresident decedents found within the state and remit the proceeds to the domiciliary executor or administrator, and historically it has been the only feasible way of doing this, although statutes in some jurisdictions permit simpler solutions today, such as permitting the domiciliary representative to act as local representative if he complies with certain requirements . . . . " 31 Am. Jur. 2d Executors and Administrators § 1168, at 558 (1989).
ancillary administrator
see administrator (i)
ancillary attachment
see attachment (3).
ancillary bill
see ancillary suit under suit.
ancillary claim
a claim that is collateral to, dependent on, or auxiliary to another claim, such as a state-law claim that is sufficiently related to a federal claim to permit federal jurisdiction over it. ( the concept of ancillary federal jurisdiction is now contained in the supplemental jurisdiction statute, 28 usca § 1367. see ancillary jurisdiction and supplemental jurisdiction under jurisdiction.
ancillary jurisdiction
A court's jurisdiction to adjudicate claims and proceedings that arise out of a claim that is properly before the court. 0 For example, if a plaintiff brings a lawsuit in federal court based on a federal question (such as a claim under Title VII), the defendant may assert a counterclaim that the court would not otherwise have jurisdiction over (such as a state-law claim of stealing company property). The concept of ancillary jurisdiction has now been codified, along with the concept of pendent jurisdiction, in the supplemental jurisdiction statute. 28 USCA § 1367. See supplemental jurisdiction. Cf. pendent jurisdiction.
ancillary legislation
Legislation that is auxiliary to principal legislation.
ancillary proceeding
see ancillary suit under suit.
ancillary process
see ancillary suit under suit.
ancillary receiver
One who is appointed as a receiver in a particular area to assist a foreign receiver in collecting the assets of an insolvent corporation or other entity.
ancillary suit
see suit.