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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Commonwealth

1. A nation, state, or other political unit <the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania>. 2. A political unit that has local autonomy but is voluntarily united with the United States <Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands are commonwealths>. Cf. DEPENDENCE'; TERRITORY. 3. A loose association of countries that recognize one sovereign <the British Commonwealth>. ( In this context, in Great Britain, the term British has been dropped from British Commonwealth; BrE speakers refer simply to the Commonwealth. - Abbr. Commw; comm. 4. The central (federal) power in Australia. - Abbr. (in sense 4) Cwth.

commonweal

The general -welfare; the common good.

commonwealth court

1. In some states, a court of general jurisdiction. 2. In Pennsylvania, a court that hears suits against the state and reviews decisions of state agencies and officials. conciliation court. See small-claims court.