Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
ward of the state
A person who is housed by, and receives protection and necessities from, the government. 2. A territorial division in a city, usu. defined for purposes of city government. 3. The act of guarding or protecting something or someone. 4. Archaic. One who guards. 5. CASTLEGUARD. - Formerly also termed warda.