Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

advowson appendant

an advowson annexed to a manor, and passing as incident to it, whenever the manor is conveyed to another. ( the advowson passes with the manor even if it is not mentioned in the grant.

appendant

adj. attached or belonging to property as an additional but subsidiary right. - appendant, n.

appendant easement

See easement appurtenant.

appendant power

1. A power that gives the donee a right to appoint estates that attach to the donee's own interest. 2. A power held by a donee who owns the property interest in the assets subject to the power, and whose interest can be divested by the exercise of the power. ( The power appendant is generally viewed as adding nothing to the ownership and thus is not now generally recognized as a true power. - Also termed power appendant.

common appendant

Hist. A tenant's right to graze animals on the landowner's land as a result of longstanding practice.