Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Dispunishable

adj. Hist. (Of an offense) not punishable; not answerable.

Distinguishable

adj. (Of a case or law) different from, and thereby not controlling or applicable in, a given case or situation.

Punishable

adj. 1. (Of a person) subject to a punishment <there is no dispute that Jackson remains punishable for these offenses>. 2. (Of a crime or tort) giving rise to a specified punishment <a felony punishable by imprisonment for up to 20 years>. - punishability, n.

hable

n. [Law French] Hist. A port or harbor; a station for ships.

impeachable offense

See IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE.