Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
dilatory
adj. Tending to cause delay <the judge's opinion criticized the lawyer's persistent dilatory tactics>.
dilatory defense
A defense that temporarily obstructs or delays a lawsuit but does not address the merits.
dilatory defense.
See DEFENSE (1).
dilatory exception
An exception intended to delay but not dismiss an action.
dilatory exception.
See EXCEPTION (1,
dilatory fiduciary
A trustee or other fiduciary who causes undue delays in administering an estate.
dilatory fiduciary.
See FIDUCIARY,
dilatory motion
1. A motion made solely for the purpose of delay. 2. A motion that has the effect of delaying the proceedings.
dilatory motion.
See MOTION.
dilatory plea
A plea that does not challenge the merits of a case but that seeks to delay or defeat the action on procedural grounds. "Dilatory pleas are those which do not answer the general right of the plaintiff, either by denial or in confession and avoidance, but assert matter tending to defeat the particular action by resisting the plaintiffs present right of recovery. They may be divided into two main classes: (1) Pleas to the jurisdiction and venue. (2) Pleas in abatement. A minor class, sometimes recognized, is pleas in suspension of the action." Benjamin J. Shipman, Handbook of Common-Law Pleading ยง 220, at 382 (Henry Winthrop Ballantine ed., 3d ed. 1923).