Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
surrogate
n. 1. A substitute; esp., a person appointed to act in the place of another <in his absence, Sam's wife acted as a surrogate. 2. PROBATE JUDGE <the surrogate held that the will was valid>. - surrogacy (sar-aga-see), surrogateship, n. surrogate court See probate court under COURT.
surrogate mother
1. A woman who carries a child to term on behalf of another woman and then assigns her parental rights to that woman and the father. 2. A person who carries out the role of a mother.
surrogate parent
A person who carries out the role of a parent by court appointment or the voluntary assumption of parental responsibilities.
surrogate's court
See probate court under COURT.
surrogate-parenting agreement
An agreement in which the surrogate mother agrees to carry a child to term on behalf of another woman and then assign her parental rights to that woman and the father.