Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Certworthy
adj. Slang. (Of a case or issue) deserving of review by writ of certiorari. -certworthiness, n.
Enbancworthy
adj. Slang. Worthy of being considered en bane <the Fifth Circuit conclud-ed that two of the four issues are truly enbancworthy>. - enbancworthiness, n.
Manworth
Hist. The value of a person's life.
Oathworthy
, adj. Legally capable of making an oath.
Seaworthy
adj. (Of a vessel) properly equipped and sufficiently strong and tight to resist the perils reasonably incident to the voyage for which the vessel is insured. 0 An implied condition of marine-insurance policies, unless otherwise stated, is that the vessel will be seaworthy. - seaworthiness, n.
Unseaworthy
adj. (Of a vessel) unable to withstand the perils of an ordinary voyage. Cf. SEAWORTHY.
Worth
n. 1. The monetary value of a thing; the sum of the qualities that render a thing valuable and useful, expressed in the current medium of exchange. 2. The emotional or sentimental value of something. 3. The total wealth held by a person or entity. 4. WORT.
Worthless
adj. Totally lacking worth; of no use or value.
Worthy
adj. Having worth; possessing merit: valuable.
accredited investor. An investor treated under the Securities Act of 1933 as being knowledgeable and sophisticated about financial matters, esp. because of the investor's large net worth. 0 In a secur
See REPRESENTATIVE.
comparable worth
1. The analogous value that two or more employees bring to a business through their work. 2. The idea that employees who perform identical work should receive identical pay, regardless of their sex; the doctrine that men and women who perform work of equal value should receive comparable pay.
crashworthiness doctrine
Products liability. The principle that the manufacturer of a product will be held strictly liable for injuries occurring in a collision, even if the collision results from an independent cause, to the extent that a defect in the product causes injuries above and beyond those that would have occurred in the collision itself. - Also termed second-collision doctrine; second-impact doctrine.
creditworthy, adj
financially sound enough that a lender will extend credit in the belief that the chances of default are slight; fiscally healthy. - creditworthiness, n.
dictum de Kenilworth
n. [Law Latin "edict of Kenilworth"] Hist. A declaration of an agreement between Edward I and the barons who had opposed him under the leadership of Simon de Montfort. ( The agreement, which concerned rent on the lands forfeited in the rebellion, was so called because it was made at Kenilworth castle in Warwickshire in A.D. 1266. It was published in the Statutes of the Realm and 52 Hen. 3.
doctrine of worthier title
See WORTHIER-TITLE DOCTRINE.
law-worthy
adj. Hist. Entitled to or deserving the benefit and protection of the law. - Also termed law-worth. See LIBERAM LEGEM AMITTERE; LEGALIS HOMO; LIBERA LEX.
net worth
A measure of one's wealth, usu. calculated as the excess of total assets over total liabilities. - Also termed net assets.
net-worth method
The procedure the Internal Revenue Service uses to determine the taxable income of a taxpayer who doesn't keep adequate records. 0 The change in net worth for the year determines the taxpayer's gross income, after taking into account nontaxable receipts and nondeductible expenses.
seaworthy vessel
A vessel that can withstand the ordinary stress of the wind, waves, and other weather that vessels might. ordinarily be expected to encounter. See SEAWORTHY.
unworthy
adj. Civil. law. (Of an heir) not entitled to inherit from a person because of a failure in a duty to that person.
wort
(wart), n. Archaic. A country farm; a curtilage. - Also termed worth.
worthier-title doctrine
1. Hist. At common law, the doctrine holding that if a beneficiary of a will would receive an identical interest as an heir under the laws of intestacy, the person takes the interest as an heir rather than as a beneficiary. ( The doctrine has been abolished in most states. 2. Property. The doctrine that favors a grantor's intent by construing a grant as a reversion in the grantor instead of as a remainder in the grantor's heirs. See REMAINDER; REVERSION.
worthiest of blood
n. Hist. Of or relating to males, because of the preference given them in the laws of descent. See PRIMOGENITURE.
worthless check
See bad check.
worthless person
Archaic. A person who owns nothing.
worthless security
A security that has lost its value, for which a loss (usu. capital) is allowed for tax purposes. IRC (26 USCA) ยง 165.