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(historical) The regional courts of Great Britain, which were replaced by the crown courts in 1971.
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(historical) In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; but under the jurisdiction act of 1873 it became the chancery division of the High Court of Justice, and now exercises jurisdiction only in equity.
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(historical) A sovereign court in Ancien Régime France, dealing with customs and other matters of public finance.
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(UK, law, historical) A court of record held once a year, in a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet.
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(historical) Any of several medieval councils or courts of justice
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(Britain, Scotland, law) Procurator fiscal, a public prosecutor.
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The jurisdiction of a tribunal
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(Scotland, law) A decree of a court.
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Synonym of Jeddart justice
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(chiefly in Scotland) A court or tribunal
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A judicial officer with varying responsibilities depending on the jurisdiction.
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(obsolete) Administration of justice; procedure in courts of justice.
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(archaic) One who administers justice, particularly a judge.
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(historical) A justice: a high-ranking judge.
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(Scotland, countable, chiefly historical) A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office.
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(poetic) justice, order and judgement.
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(law, historical) In the 19th century, those legal actions tried before judges of the King's Bench Division, and in the early 20th century those actions tried at assize by a judge given a commission.
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(historical) A local court traditionally held at four set times each year in the Kingdom of England from 1388, and later in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and various other dominions of the British Empire.
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Alternative form of soc and sac [(UK, law, historical) The right of a lord to hear and decide legal cases on his estate without recourse to other courts.]
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(obsolete, intransitive) To preside, hold sway.
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(derogatory) a legal or administrative body with strict, arbitrary rulings and secretive proceedings
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(law, historical) Designating minor laws in ancient Ireland which could be administered by nobles and magistrates, as opposed to those laws of universal application which could be administered only by duly qualified judges.
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(Scotland) An ordinary legal practitioner in Scottish country towns.
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