May
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
Is permitted to; has liberty to. In interpreting statutes the word may should be construed as equivalent to shall or must in cases where the sense of the entire enactment requires it; People v. Common Council, 22 Barb. (N. Y.) 404; Kansas City, W. &