Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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alternative relief.

Judicial relief that is mutually exclusive with another form of judicial relief. ( In pleading, a party may request alternative relief, as by asking for both specific performance and damages. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a). Cf. ELECTION OF REMEDIES.

coercive relief.

Active judicial relief, either legal or equitable, that the government will enforce.

relief.

1. A payment made by an heir of a feudal tenant to the feudal lord for the privilege of succeeding to the ancestor's tenancy.

therapeutic relief.

The relief, esp. in a settlement, that requires the defendant to take remedial measures as opposed to paying damages. ( An example is a defendant-corporation (in an employment-discrimination suit) that agrees to undergo sensitivity training. - Often shortened to therapeutics.