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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

consent calendar

1. A schedule of informal hearings involving a child, usu. arranged when it appears that the child's best interests will be served, if the case is heard informally. ( The child and all interested parties must first consent before the case goes on the consent calendar. 2. A list of legislative bills that, having no anticipated objection, may be enacted into law without a vote. 9 The term also applies to a similar list maintained by an administrative agency. - Also termed (in sense 2) unanimousconsent calendar.

unanimous-consent calendar

See CONSENT CALENDAR (2).