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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

absolute veto

An unrestricted veto that is not subject to being overridden.

item veto

See line-item veto under VETO.

legislative veto

A veto that allowed Congress to block a federal executive or agency action taken under congressionally delegated authority. 9 The Supreme Court held the legislative veto unconstitutional in INS u. Chadha, 462 U.S. 919, 103 S.Ct. 2764 (1983). See DELEGATION DOCTRINE.

levato veto

n. [Latin "with the curtain raised"] Roman law. The principle, applied to cases of wreck and salvage, and later to all maritime matters, that cases should be heard promptly. ( Although commentators disagree about the origin of the expression, it probably refers to the place where causes were heard. A sail was spread before the door, and when the cases were heard, the sail was raised, allowing suitors to come into court and have their causes immediately heard.

liberum veto

. Hist. Formerly in Poland, the right of any single member of the diet to invalidate a measure

limited veto

See qualified veto.

line-item veto

The executive's power to veto some provisions in a legislative bill without affecting other provisions. ( The U.S. Supreme Court declared the presidential lineitem veto unconstitutional in 1998. See Clinton u. City of New York, 524 U.S. 417, 118 S.Ct. 2091 (1998). - Also termed item veto.

local veto

See LOCAL OPTION.

negative veto

See qualified veto under VETO.

overridden veto

A veto that the legislatu has superseded by again passing the veto( act, usu. by a supermajority of legislators. In the federal government, a bill vetoed l . the President must receive a two-thirds m. jority in Congress to override the veto ar enact the measure into law.

pocket veto

A veto resulting from the President's failure to sign a bill passed within the last ten days of the legislative session.

qualified veto

A veto that is conclusive unless overridden by an extraordinary majority of the legislature. ( This is the type of veto that the President of the United States has. - Also termed limited veto; negative veto.

qualified veto.

See VETO,

suspensive veto

See suspensory veto under VETO.

suspensory veto

A veto that suspends a law until the legislature reconsiders it and then allows the law to take effect if repassed by an ordinary majority. -Also termed suspensive veto. ,

veto

, n. [Latin "I forbid"] 1. A power of one governmental branch to prohibit an action by another branch; esp., a chief executive's refusal to sign into law a bill passed by the legislature. 2. VETO MESSAGE. Pl. vetoes. -veto, ub. - vetoer, n.

veto message

A document communicating the reasons for the executive's not officially approving a proposed law. - Sometimes shortened to veto.

veto power

An executive's conditional power to prevent an act that has passed the legislature from becoming law.

vetoer

, n. One who vetoes. Also termed vetoist.