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A court of record, established in England iu the reign of Henry VIII. For the sur-vey and management of the valuable fruits […]

A high court, formerly held in England by the steward and marshal of the king's household, haviug jurisdiction of all actions against […]

A court for the hearing of appeals by owners or masters of ships, from orders for the detention of un-safe ships, made […]

Courts ofcrlm-lnal Jurisdiction existing in California. New York, and one or two other of the United States Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd […]

This was an English court of very ancient origin, but new-modeled by St. 3 Hen. VII. c. 1, aud 21 Hen. VIII. […]

Inferior courts, in England, having local jurisdic-tion in claims for small debts, established in various parts of the kingdom by special acts […]

The name of the highest court of civil jurisdiction lu Scot-land. It was composed of fifteen judges, now of thirteen. It sits […]

See Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

See Court, supra Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A federal court created by act of Congress in 1891 (26 Stat 854 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 765]), to hear […]

In English law. The name of a court established in 1857, under the probate act of that year, (20 A 21 VicL […]

A court established hy statute 43 Eliz. c. 12, to determine in a summary way all causes between merchants, concerning policies of […]

A species of private courts of a limited though extensive Jurisdiction, which Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The low-est (and most expeditious) of the courts of justice known to the older law of England. It is supposed to have […]

A court of the county palatine of Durham, having a local common-law jurisdictlon. It was abolished by the judicature act, which transferred […]

An Inferior court, possessing a very ancient Jurisdiction over causes of action arising within the bor-ough of Liverpool. It appears to have […]

A spiritual court in England, belng a branch of, and annexed to, the Court of Arches. It has a jurisdiction over all […]

In Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

This court had jurisdiction of personal actions arising within twelve miles ot the palace at whitehall. Abolished by 12 & 13 Vict. […]

In English law. The court of the lord mayor and al-.dermen of London, which has the care of those orphans whose parent […]

In English law. A court for the trial of cases of treason and felony. The commis-sloners of assise and nisi prius are […]

In Amer Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In some of the United States (e. g., Georgia) this name is given to the probate or surrogate’s court, or the court […]

In American law. The name of a court formerly established iu South Carolina for the trial of slaves and free persons of […]

A court which has jurisdlction of all trespasses com Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)