Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
determinate sentence
A sentence for a fixed length of time rather than for an unspecified duration. - Also termed definite sentence; definitive sentence; fixed sentence; flat sentence; straight sentence.
indeterminate sentence
1. A sentence of an unspecified duration, such as one for a term of 10 to 20 years. 2. A maximum prison term that the parole board can reduce, through statutory authorization, after the inmate has served the minimum tithe required by law. - Also termed indefinite sentence. See INDETERMINATE SENTENCING.