Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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deviation doctrine

1. A principle allowing variation from a term of a will or trust to avoid defeating the document's purpose. 2. A principle allowing an agent's activity to vary slightly from the scope of the principal's permission. 3. The rule that an insurance policy covering a ship's voyage is canceled if the ship deviates unreasonably from its course.