Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

jury instruction

A direction or guideline that a judge gives a jury concerning the law of the case. - Often shortened to instruction. - Also termed jury charge; charge; jury direction; direction.

model jury instruction

A form jury charge usu. approved by a state bar association or similar group regarding matters arising in a typical lawsuit. ( Courts usu. accept model jury instructions as authoritative. - Also termed pattern jury instruction; pattern jury charge; model jury charge.

model jury instruction.

See JURY INSTRUCTION.

pattern jury instruction

See model jury instruction.

pattern jury instruction.

See model jury in struction under JURY INSTRUCTION.