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In American law. The name of a court formerly established in South Carolina for the trial of slaves and free persons of color for criminal offenses. … [Read more...] about COURT OF MAGISTRATES AND FREEHOLDERS

The name of certain English courts created by commission under the great seal pursuant to the statute of sewers, (28 Hen. VIII. c 5.) … [Read more...] about COURT OF COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS

The name given in some of the states (as New York) to a court of general original jurisdiction in criminal cases. … [Read more...] about COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS

A court which has jurisdiction of all trespasses committed within the verge of the king's court, where one of the parties was of the royal household; and of all debts aud contracts, when both parties were of that establishment. It was abolished by 12 & 13 Vict c 101, 3. Mozley & Whitley. … [Read more...] about COURT OF MARSHALSEA

The English court of common pleas was one of the four superior courts at Westminster, and existed up to the passing of the judicature acts. It was also styled the "Common Bench." It was one of the courts derived t from the breaking up of the aula regis, and had exclusive jurisdiction of all real actions and of eommunia placita, or common pleas, i.e., between subject and … [Read more...] about COURT OF COMMON PLEAS