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Judges

LC control no.sh 85070897
Topical headingJudges
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Variant(s)Alcaldes
Cadis
Chief justices
Chief magistrates
Judges--Legal status, laws, etc.
Justices
Magistrates
See alsoCourts--Officials and employees
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Found inAm. heritage dict. of the Eng. lang., via WWW, Apr. 12, 2001 (alcalde: the mayor or chief judicial official of a Spanish town)
Encarta world Eng. dict., via WWW, Apr. 12, 2001 (alcalde, pl. alcaldes: mayor: the mayor or chief magistrate of a town in a Spanish-speaking area)
OED online, Apr. 12, 2001 (alcalde: A magistrate of a town, a sheriff or justice, in Spain and Portugal)
Web. 3 (alcalde: an administrative and judicial officer in villages, towns, or districts in Spain and regions under Spanish influence; justice 1 b: a person duly commissioned to hold courts or to try and decide controversies and administer justice)
WordReference.com, Apr. 12, 2001: Spanish to English (alcalde: mayor; (juez) magistrate)