pointation
pointation noun: information from an individual that leads to the arrest of a suspect or otherwise helps solve a crime.
Noun
pointation (plural pointations)
- Information from an individual that leads to the arrest of a suspect or otherwise helps solve a crime.
- The conviction of appellant Ali Akber rests on the circumstantial evidence of Mst. Namoi and her husband Gulab alias Motan, the judicial confession and his pointation of the place from where the dead body was dug up.1971, The All Pakistan Legal Decisions
- Pertinent among these pointations is that in the presence of this witness, accused Habib Khan led the police party to the place where he had concealed the blood-stained 'Pesh Qabz'in a bush and the same was taken out at his pointedness which was taken into possession by the I.O. in his presence and...1994, The All Pakistan Legal Decisions
- Suggestion or order.
- […]I, therefore would like to re-consider my earlier and return to the status on the pointation of the Minister.1985 06, Sind (Pakistan). Provincial Assembly, Debates: official report-Provincial Assembly of Sind
- Karamat Ali was hired on the pointation of Quaid-i-Azam himself, and his fee of Rs. 1,000 paid in advance.1993, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah Papers: The States: Hyderabad, Jammu, and Kashmir
Examples of pointation in a sentence
- On his pointation and with the help of the papers, two others were arrested from Mawlana Arsalan Rahmani's centre.2003, Muftī Muḥammad Rafīʻ ʻUs̲mānī, Jihad in Afghanistan Against Cummunism [sic]:
- […]the following arms/ammunitions were recovered at the pointation of the appellant: (i) One (1) Rocket Launcher Gun. (ii) One (1) G-3 PLC (Service)2003, Pakistan Labour Cases:
- On the pointation of local government, efforts are being made to set up more centers in other parts of the country where illegal immigrants were found.2004 11, Pakistan & Gulf Economist:
Forms of pointation
| plural | pointations |
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Origin of pointation
From point + -ation.
Questions about pointation
- What does pointation mean?
- Pointation means information from an individual that leads to the arrest of a suspect or otherwise helps solve a crime.
- How do you use pointation in a sentence?
- On his pointation and with the help of the papers, two others were arrested from Mawlana Arsalan Rahmani's centre.
- What part of speech is pointation?
- Pointation is a noun.
- What is the plural of pointation?
- The plural of pointation is pointations.
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