Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Censor

n. 1. Roman law. A Roman officer who acted as a census taker, assessor, and reviewer of public morals. 2. A person who inspects publications, films, and the like for objectionable content. 3. In the armed forces, someone who reads letters and other communications and deletes material considered a security threat. - censorial, adj. - censorship, n.

Licensor

One who grants a license to anoth er. - Also spelled licenser.

censo

[Spanish] Spanish law. 1. Ground rent. 2. An annuity or payment for the use of land.

censo al quitar

A redeemable annuity. - Also termed censo redimible.

censo consignativo

A transferable annuity, backed by a lien on the debtor's real property. 0 The debtor retains full legal title to the real property.

censo enfiteutico

A real property owner's annuity from a usufructuary tenant; an emphyteutic annuity. See EMPHYTEUSIS.

censo redimible

See censo al quitar.

censo redimible.

See censo al quitar under CEN, so. censo reservatio. See CENSO, censorial jurisprudence See LAW REFORM.

censo redimible. See censo al quitar under CEN, so. censo reservatio. See CENSO, censorial jurisprudence

See LAW REFORM. See censo al quitar under CEN, so. censo reservatio. See CENSO, censorial jurisprudence

censo reservatio

An annuity payable by a grantee of land to the grantor. 0 The annuity is reserved when the land is transferred to the grantee.

censor

vb. To officially inspect (esp. a book or film) and delete material considered offensive.

censorial jurisprudence

See LAW REFORM.