Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

Prescribable

adj. (Of a right) that can be acquired by prescription.

escribano

n. [Spanish] Spanish law. An officer - resembling a notary in French law - who has authority to set down in writing, and attest to, transactions and contracts between private persons, as well as judicial acts and proceedings.

scriba

n. [Latin] Roman law. A court or office clerk; a scribe; a secretary. a In England, the scriba regis was the king's secretary.