Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Mayor
n. An official who is elected or appointed as the chief executive of a city, town, or other municipality. - mayoral (may-ar-al), adj.
Mayoralty
The office or dignity of a mayor. - Also termed mayorship.
lord mayor
1 Hist. The chief officer of the corporation of the city of London, so called because the fourth charter of Edward III conferred on that officer the honor of having maces carried before him by the sergeants. 2. The title of the principal magistrate of a city, the office of which has been conferred by letters patent.
lord mayor's court
A court of law and equity having jurisdiction in civil cases arising within the city of London and acting as the appellate court from the Chamberlain Court. 0 It was abolished by the Court Act of 1971.
mayor of the staple
Hist. A person appointed to take recognizances of debt between staple merchants, and to hear disputes arising between merchants. See STAPLE.
mayor's court
A municipal court in which the mayor presides as the judge, with jurisdiction over minor criminal (and sometimes civil) matters, traffic offenses, and the like.
mayor. Maister
Archaic. A master,
mayorship
See MAYORALTY,