Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Recession
A period characterized by a sharp slowdown in economic activity, declining employment, and a decrease in investment and consumer spending. Cf. DEPRESSION.
recess
n. 1. A brief break in judicial proceedings <the court granted a two-hour recess for lunch>. Cf. CONTINUANCE (3). 2. An interval between sittings of the same legislative body <Congress took a monthlong recess>. -recess (ri-ses), vb.
recessus maris
[Latin] A going back or retreat of the sea. See RELICTION.