Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Disapprove
vb. 1. To pass unfavorable judgment on (something). 2. To decline to sanction (something).
approve
vb. to give formal sanction to; to confirm authoritatively. - approval, n. approved indorsed note. see note (1)
approved indorsed note
A note indorsed by a person other than the maker to provide additional security.
approved list
see legal list.
approvement
1. english law. the right of an owner of common lands to enclose them partially and receive income arising from them. this right - originally granted by the statute of merton (1235) - is still available, but a landowner seeking to approve land must receive the government's consent to do so. 2. fist. the act of avoiding a capital conviction by accusing an accomplice; turning king's evidence.
approver
, n. hist. 1. one who offers proof; esp., a criminal who confesses and testifies against his or her accomplices. cf tithetarius. 2. an agent or bailiff; esp., ono who manages a farm or estate for another.