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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

shock probation

Probation that is granted after a brief stay in jail or prison. ( Shock probation is intended to awaken the defendant to the reality of confinement for failure to abide by the conditions of probation. This type of probation is discretionary with the sentencing judge and is usu. granted within 180 days of the original sentence. Cf. shock incarceration under INCARCERATION. 2. The act of judicially proving a will. See PROBATE.