Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

distribute

ub. 1. To apportion; to divide among several. 2. To arrange by class or order. 3. To deliver. 4. To spread out; to disperse.

distributee

n. 1. A beneficiary entitled to payment. 2. An heir, esp. one who obtains personal property from the estate of an intestate decedent.

legal distributee

A person whom the law would entitle to take property under a will.

tribute

n. 1. An acknowledgment of gratitude or respect. 2. A contribution that a sovereign raises from its subjects to defray the expenses of state. 3. Money paid by an inferior sovereign or state to a superior one to secure the latter's friendship and protection.

undistributed profit

See retained earnings under EARNINGS.

undistributed-earnings tax

See accumulatedearnings tax under TAX.