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The oldest court in the state of ( New York. Its Jurisdiction is unlimited as ' respects amount, but restricted to‘ the […]

In Eng-lish law. Courts of limited local jurisdic-tion formerly held before the mayor and jurats (aldermen) of the Cinque Ports Source: Black's […]

An English court of lnferior ju-risdiction held in every fair or market for the punishment of misdemeanors committed therein, and the recognizance […]

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

A court having the jurisdiction of a chancellor; a court administering equity and proceeding accord-tag to the forms and principles of equity. […]

Ecclesiastical courts, in which the primates once exercised in person a considerable part of their juris-dlction. They seem to be now obsolete, […]

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

Courts in England composed of two or more commissioners, called “judges of assize,” (or of “assize and nisi prius,") who are twice […]

The low-est of the three courts held in the forests. It has fallen into total disuse Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

A court of arbitrators, created for the convenience of merchants in the city of New York, by act of the legislature of […]

The most Inferior of the English ecclesiastical courts, from which an appeal generally lies to that of the bishop. 3 Bl. Comm. […]

A military court, couvened under authority of government apd the articles of war, for trying and punishing military offenses committed by soldiers […]

A court erected by act of cou-gress under the articles of confederation which preceded the adoption of the constitn-tion. It had appellate […]

Domains or lands kept in the lord’s hands to serve his family Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The name of an English court of record held once in the year, and’ not oftener, within a particular hundred, lordship, or […]

In old Engllsh practlce. The pecullar hand in which the records of courts were written from the earliest period down to the […]

The building occupied for the public sessions of a court, with its va-rious offices. The term may be used of a place […]

In English law. A local court which has its sittings in Lon-don only, which receives the petitions of in-solvent debtors, and decides […]

A tribunal empowered to try any officer of government or other per-son brought to lts bar by the process of im-peachment. In […]

This court was estab-lished by St. 20 & 21 Vict. c. 85, which trans-ferred to it all jurisdiction then exerclsable by any […]

The style of a court bavlng ju-risdiction for review, by appeal or writ of error. The name was formerly used In New […]

The ecclesiastical courts in England are often so called, as distinguished from the civil courts. 1 Bl. Comm. 83; 3 Bl. Comm. […]

A court established by St. 11 A 12 Vict. c. 78, compos Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In legislation. A legislative assembly. Parliament is called in the old books a court of the king, nobility, and com-mons assembled. Finch, […]

In English law. A conrt which, although not one of record, is incident to every manor, and cannot be sev-ered therefrom. It […]