justice's court

justice's court
an inferior tribunal, not of record, having limited jurisdiction, both civil and criminal, and presided over by a justice of the peace.
Also, justice court.
[1520-30]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • justice's court — noun see justice court * * * Law. an inferior tribunal, not of record, having limited jurisdiction, both civil and criminal, and presided over by a justice of the peace. Also, justice court. [1520 30] …   Useful english dictionary

  • justice's court — The title of the court of a justice of the peace. See justice of the peace …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Court of Session — redirects here. For other uses, see Court of Session (disambiguation). Court of Session Logo of the Court of Session Established 1532 …   Wikipedia

  • court-martial — n. (1) A military court that hears cases involving members of the armed forces. (2) A trial or proceeding before a military court. v. To try someone in a court martial. pl. courts martial or court martials The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx… …   Law dictionary

  • Court of Auditors — Official emblem …   Wikipedia

  • court — [n1] yard, garden of building cloister, close, compass, courtyard, curtilage, enclosure, forum, patio, piazza, plaza, quad, quadrangle, square, street; concepts 509,513 court [n2] ruler’s attendants castle, cortege, entourage, hall, lords and… …   New thesaurus

  • Court of Appeal of Singapore — The Supreme Court Building, photographed on 10 February 2007 Established 9 January 1970;[1] became final appellate court 8 April 1994 Jurisd …   Wikipedia

  • Court system of Canada — Canadian court system (Source Canadian Department of Justice) The court system of Canada is made up of many courts differing in levels of legal superiority and separated by jurisdiction. Some of the courts are federal in nature while others are… …   Wikipedia

  • court — /kawrt, kohrt/, n. 1. Law. a. a place where justice is administered. b. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. c. a session of a judicial assembly. 2. an area open to the sky and mostly or entirely… …   Universalium

  • Court — /kawrt, kohrt/, n. Margaret Smith, born 1942, Australian tennis player. * * * I In architecture, an outdoor room surrounded by buildings or walls. Courts have existed in all civilizations from the earliest recorded times. The small garden court… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”