Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Borough

court English law. An inferior civil court of record, usu. presided over by the municipal recorder. 0 Most borough courts were abolished by Parliament in 1972. Cf. BOROUGH SESSIONS; RECORDER (1).

Ellenborough's Act

An English law (the Malicious Shooting and Stabbing Act) of 1803 punishing offenses against the person. St. 43 Geo. 3, ch. 58.

borough English

Hist. A common-law rule of descent whereby the youngest son inherited all his father's lands. - Also termed burgh English; burgh Engloys. See PRIMOGENITURE.

borough fund

English law. The revenue generated by a municipal borough.

borough sessions

Criminal court sessions held before a municipal recorder. Cf BOROUGH COURTS; RECORDER (1).

borough-holder

See BORSHOLDER.

headborough.

See BORSHOLDER.