Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
As their interests may appear
see atima.
May it please
the court. An introductory phrase that lawyers use when first addressing a court, esp. when presenting oral argument to an appellate court.
Mayhem
See MAIM.
Mayn
n. [Law French] Hist. A hand; handwriting.
Maynover
n. [Law French] Hist. A work by hand; something produced by manual labor.
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.
arresting the suspect. ( Such testimony may be given when an arrest has been made without probable cause, as when illegal substances have been found through an improper search. expert testimony
See expert evidence under EVIDENCE.
en mort mayne
[French "in dead hand"] In mortmain. See MORTMAIN.
homo Romanus (ra-may-nas). A Roman. ( A term used in Germanic law codes to describe the Roman inhabitants of Gaul and other former Roman provinces. homo sui juris
See PATERFAMILIAS.
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.
may
ub. 1. Is permitted to <the plaintiff may close>. ( This is the primary legal sense -usu. termed the "permissive" or "discretionary" sense. 2. Has a possibility (to); might <the defendant may win on appeal>. Cf CAN. 3. Loosely, is required to; shall; must <if two or more defendants are jointly indicted, any defendant who so requests may be tried separately. ( In dozens of cases, courts have held may to be synonymous with shall or must, usu. in an effort to effectuate legislative intent.
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,