Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
bimetallism.
A monetary system in which currency is defined in terms of two metals (usu. gold and silver), both being legal tender and with a fixed rate of exchange between them.The American money system was based on a bimetallic standard from 1792 to 1873.
meta
[Latin] 1. Roman law. The mark where a racecourse ends or around which chariots turn; by extension, a limit in space or time. 2. Hist. A boundary; a border.
metalaw
A hypothetical set of legal principles based on the rules of existing legal systems and designed to provide a framework of agreement for these different systems.
metallum
n. Roman law. 1. Metal; a mine. 2. Labor in mines as punishment for a crime. ( This was one of the most severe punishments short of death.
metatus
, n. [Law Latin] Hist. A dwelling; quarters; a seat.
metayer system
An agricultural system in which land is divided into small farms among single families who pay a landlord a fixed portion - usu. half - of the produce and the landlord provides the stock. The system was formerly prevalent in parts of France and Italy, and in the southern part of the United States. - Also written metayer system.
per metas et bundas
[Law Latin] By metes and bounds.