Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

duplicitous

adj. 1. (Of a person) deceitful; double-dealing. 2. (Of a pleading, esp. an indictment) alleging two or more matters in one plea; characterized by double pleading.

duplicitous appeal

an appeal from two separate judgments, from a judgment and an order, or from two orders.

duplicitous indictment

The joining of two or more offenses in the same count of an indictment. - Also termed duplicitous information. joint indictment. An indictment that charges two or more people with an offense.

duplicitous information

See duplicitous indictment under INDICTMENT.