Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

girth

[Old English] 1. A measure of length, equal to a yard. ( This term, which was used in Saxon and early English law, was taken from the circumference of a man's body. 2. The area surrounding a church. 3. A place of sanctuary. 4. A band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (usu. a saddle) to its back.