Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

letter of request

A document issued by one court to a foreign court, requesting that the foreign court (1) take evidence from a specific person within the foreign jurisdiction or serve process on an individual or corporation within the foreign jurisdiction and (2) return the testimony or proof of service for use in a pending case. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 28. Pl. letters of request. - Also termed letter rogatory (rog-ator-ee); rogatory letter; requisitory letter (rikwiz-a-tor-ee).