Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

demesne land

Hist. Land reserved by a lord for personal use. donation land. Land granted from the public domain to an individual as a gift, usu. as a reward for services or to encourage settlement in a remote area. ( The term was initially used in Pennsylvania to reward Revolutionary War soldiers.

demesne land of the Crown

See Crown Ian, under LAND.