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An ancient court of the Cinque Ports, having jurisdiction in maritime matters, and particularly over pilots (lodemen Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd […]

In Eng-lish law. A court constituted for the trial of scholars or privileged persons connected with the university at oxford or Cambridge […]

A Scotch court of general criminal jurisdiction of all offenses committed in any part of Scotland, both to try causes and to […]

In a wide sense, any duly constituted tribunal administering tlie laws of the state or nation; iu a narrower sense, a court […]

In English law. A court sometimes appointed by tlie crown to ascertain whether it be proper to resort to extreme measures against […]

In English law. The principal of the forest courts Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A court having Ju-risdiction to hear and redress injuries or affronts to a man’s honor or personal dignity, of a nature not […]

In English law. The county court of London, held be-fore the mayor, recorder, and sheriff, but of which the recorder is, in […]

An assembly of the members of the Court of Brotherhood (supra) together with other representatives of the corporate members of the Cinque […]

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

The name given in some of the.states (aa Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A court formerly held in Wales; abollshed by 11 Geo. IV. and 1 wm. IV. c. 70. and the welsh judicature incorporated […]

The name of a former English court of ap-peal, intermediate between the superior courts of common law and the house of lords, […]

In Ameri. can law. A court of criminal jurisdiction in New Jersey Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The court of last resort in the state of New Jersey is so named. Formerly, the same ti-tle was given to the […]

In English law. A very ancient court of record, set up by william the Conqueror as a part of the aula regis, […]

A court of special jurisdiction, held before the chancellor of the duchy or his deputy, concerning ali matters of equity re-lating to […]

A court which has jurisdiction in equity, which administers justice aud decides controversies in accord-ance with the rules, principles, and precedents of […]

There is in each county of Alabama a court of record, styled the “court of county commissioners,” composed of the judge of […]

An English tribunal composed of delegates appointed by royal commission, and formerly the great court of appeal in all ecclesiastical causes# The […]

In Eng-llsh law. A court of record, to inquire, when any one dies in prison, or comes to a violent or sudden […]

In English law. A species of pri-vate court which formerly appertained to the counties palatine of Lancaster and Durham Source: Black's Law […]

These were the same as courts of request, (q. v.) This name is also frequently applied to the courts of equity or […]

In English ecclesiastical law. A court, or assembly Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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