Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

surviving

adj. Remaining alive; living beyond the happening of an event so as to entitle one to a distribution of property or income <surviving spouse>. See SURVIVAL ACTION.

surviving corporation

A corporation that acquires the assets and liabilities of another corporation by a merger or takeover.

surviving partner

See PARTNER.

surviving partner.

The partner who, upon the partnership's dissolution because of another partner's death, serves as a trustee to administer the firm's remaining affairs.

surviving spouse

A spouse who outlives the other spouse.