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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

riparian

adj. Of, relating to, or located on the bank of a river or stream (or occasionally another body of water, such as a lake) <riparian land> <a riparian owner>. Cf. LITTORAL.

riparian proprietor

A landowner whose property borders on a stream or river.

riparian right

(often pl.) The right of a landowner whose property borders on a body of water or watercourse. ( Such a landowner traditionally has the right to make reasonable use of the water. - Also termed water right.

riparian-rights doctrine

The rule that owners of land bordering on a waterway have equal rights to use the water passing through or by their property. Cf PRIOR-APPROPRIATION DOCTRINE.

supra riparian

Upper riparian; higher up the stream. a This phrase describes the estate, rights, and duties of a riparian owner whose land is situated nearer the source of a stream than the land it is compared to.