Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
vice-admiralty
1. The office of a vice-admiral. 2. Hist. A civil officer exercising admiralty jurisdiction within a specific locale.
vice-admiralty court
Hist. A tribunal established in British possessions beyond the seas, with jurisdiction over maritime cases, including those related to prize. ( The governor of the colony, in the capacity of "vice-admiral," exercised judicial authority in this court.