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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

detrimental reliance

See RELIANCE.

detrimental reliance.

Reliance by one party on the acts or representations of another, causing a worsening of the first party's position. ( Detrimental reliance may serve as a substitute for consideration and thus make a promise enforceable as a contract. See promissory estoppel under ESTOPPEL.