Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
offensive
, adj. 1. Of or for attack < an offensive weapon>. 2. Unpleasant or disagreeable to the senses; obnoxious <an offensive odor>. 3. Causing displeasure, anger, or resentment; esp., repugnant to the prevailing sense of what is decent or moral <patently offensive language and photographs>. See OBSCENE.
offensive and defensive league. Int'L law
. A league binding the parties not only to aid one another when attacked but also to support one another when attacking in offensive warfare. offensive collateral estoppel. See COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL.
offensive collateral estoppel
Estoppel asserted by a plaintiff to prevent a defendant from relitigating an issue previously decided against the defendant and for another plaintiff. collateral fact See FACT.
offensive strike
See STRIKE.
offensive-use waiver
An exemption from the attorney-client privilege, whereby a litigant is considered to have waived the privilege by seeking affirmative relief, if the claim relies on privileged information that would be outcomedeterminative and that the opposing party has no other way to obtain. Cf. AT-ISSUE WAIVER.