Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
General Services Administration
The independent federal agency that manages the federal government's property and records. ( The General Services Administration supervises the construction and operation of buildings, procures and distributes supplies, disposes of surplus property, operates traffic and communications facilities, stores strategic and critical materials, manages automatic data processing systems, and supervises government document- and information-security programs. -Abbr. GSA.
Legal Services Corporation
A corporation established by the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974 (42 USCA ยง 2996) to provide legal help to clients who cannot afford legal services.
Una persona vix potest supplere vices dziarum
One person can scarcely supply the place of two
action for the loss o f services
Hist. A husband's lawsuit against one who has taken away, imprisoned, or physically harmed his wife in circumstances in which (1) the act is wrongful to the wife, and (2) the husband is deprived of her society or services.
action for the loss of services.
See Action.
companionship services
Assistance provided to someone who needs help with personal matters such as bathing and dressing. ( This type of service (in contrast to housecleaning) is exempt from the Federal Labor Standards Act's minimum-wage and overtime requirements.
forensic services.
Hist. In feudal law, the payment of extraordinary aids or the rendition of extraordinary military services.
honorary services.
Hist. Special services rendered to the king by a person holding tenure of grand serjeanty. ( The services usu. consisted of carrying the royal banner or sword, or serving at the king's coronation as a butler, as a champion, or in some other capacity.
prepaid legal services
An arrangement -usu. serving as an employee benefit - that enables a person to make advance payments for future legal services.
theft of services
See THEFT.
vices
(vi-reez), n. 1. Natural powers; forces. 2. Granted powers, esp. when limited. See ULTRA VIRES; INTRA VIRES.