Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Indeterminate
adj. Not definite; not distinct or precise.
determinate hospitalization
A fixed period of hospitalization, usu. by civil commitment.
determinate obligation
See OBLIGATION.
determinate sentence
A sentence for a fixed length of time rather than for an unspecified duration. - Also termed definite sentence; definitive sentence; fixed sentence; flat sentence; straight sentence.
indeterminate bond
A callable bond with no set maturity date.
indeterminate conditional release
A type of release from prison granted upon the fulfillment of certain conditions. ( The release remains revocable if additional conditions are breached.
indeterminate sentence
1. A sentence of an unspecified duration, such as one for a term of 10 to 20 years. 2. A maximum prison term that the parole board can reduce, through statutory authorization, after the inmate has served the minimum tithe required by law. - Also termed indefinite sentence. See INDETERMINATE SENTENCING.
indeterminate sentencing
The practice of not imposing a definite term of confinement, but instead prescribing a range for the minimum and maximum term, leaving the precise term to be fixed in some other way, usu. based on the prisoner's conduct and apparent rehabilitation while incarcerated. - Also termed indefinite sentencing. See indeterminate sentence under SENTENCE.
right to terminate
See RIGHT OF TERMINATION
terminate
ub. 1. To put an end to; to bring to an end. 2. To end; to conclude.