Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
shakedown
1. An extortion of money using threats of violence or, in the case of a police officer, threats of arrest. 2. See shakedown search under SEARCH.
shakedown search
A usu. random and warrantless search for illicit or contraband material (such as weapons or drugs) in a prisoner's cell. - Often shortened to shakedown.