Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

partial dependent

Workers' compensation. A person whose partial reliance on an employee covered under workers'-compensation law for support entitles him or her to receive death benefits if the employee is killed on the job. 2. Tax. A relative, such as a child or parent, for which a taxpayer may claim a personal exemption if the taxpayer provides more than half of the person's support during the taxable year. - Also termed lawful dependent. - dependent, adj.