Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Horseshedding
n. The instruction of a witness favorable to one's case (esp. a client) about the proper method of responding to questions while giving testimony. - Also termed woodshedding. - horseshed, vb. Cf SANDPAPERING.
Master of the Horse
English law. A peer who as third officer of the royal household, next to the lord steward and lord chamberlain, attends the sovereign on state occasions. ( The official was originally in charge of the royal stables, but that duty is now entrusted to the Crown Equerry.
Whitehorse case. Slang
A reported case with (acts virtually identical to those of the instant. case, so that the disposition of the reported case should determine the outcome of the in stant case. - Also termed horse case; goose case gray mule case CF. ON ALL FOURS.
dehors
[Law French] Outside; beyond the scope of <the court cannot consider the document because it is dehors the record > .
hors
(or). [French] 1. Out or out of. 2. Outside or outside of.
hors de son fee
n. [French "out of his fee"] Hist. A defensive plea in an action for rent or services by which the defendant alleged that the land in question was outside the plaintiff's fee.
horse case.
See WHITEHORSE CASE.
joint authors
Copyright. Two or more authors who collaborate in producing a copyrightable work, each author intending to merge his or her respective contributions into a single work, and each being able to exploit the work as desired while remaining accountable for a pro rata share of the profits to the coauthor or coauthors.
warranty of authorship
See WARRANTY (2)