Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

bork

vb. Slang. 1. (Of the U.S. Senate) to reject a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court or other governmental position because of the nominee's unorthodox political and legal philosophy. 0 The term derives from the name of Robert Bork, President Ronald Reagan's unsuccessful nominee for the Court in 1987. 2. (Of political and legal activists) to embark on a media campaign that helps pressure U.S. Senators into rejecting a President's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. 3. Generally, to smear a political opponent.