Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

anticipation

patents. the previous use, knowledge, documentation, or patenting of an invention. ( any of these will negate the invention's novelty, thereby preventing a patent or providing a defense to an infringement claim. see novelty.

tax-anticipation bill

A short-term obligation issued by the U.S. Treasury to meet the cashflow needs of the government. ( Corporations can tender these bills at par value to make quarterly tax payments. - Abbr. TAB.

tax-anticipation note

A short-term obligation issued by state or local governments to finance current expenditures and that usu. matures once the local government receives individual and corporate tax payments. -Abbr. TAN.

tax-anticipation warrant

A warrant that is issued to raise public money and that is payable out of tax receipts when collected.