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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

public house

See HOUSE.

public house.

1. Archaic. An inn. 2. A tavern where alcoholic beverages may be bought and consumed on the premises. ( The British term pub is an abbreviation of public house. - Also termed (in sense 2) tippling house. 2. A branch of a legislature or a quorum of such a branch; esp., the lower chamber of a bicameral legislature. 3. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.