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Eng. law. An ancient court of record set up by William the Conqueror. It is called exchequer from the chequered cloth, resembling a chesshoard, which covers the table there. 3 Bl. Com. 45. It consists of two divisions; the receipt of the exchequer, which manages the royal revenue; and the court, or judicial part of it, which is again divided into a court of equity, and a court … [Read more...] about COURT OF EXCHEQUER ROYAL

Term used to mean any court recognized by the judicial system. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition In a wide sense, any duly constituted tribunal administering the laws of the state or nation; in a narrower sense, a court proceeding according to the course of the common law and governed by its rules and principles, as contrasted with a "court of equity." … [Read more...] about COURT OF LAW

Eng. eccl. law. The name of a court which belongs to the archbishop, in which his officer, called magister ad facultates, grants dispensations to marry, to eat flesh on days prohibited, or to ordain a deacon under age, and the like. … [Read more...] about COURT OF FACULTIES

An ancient court of tHe Cinque Ports, having jurisdiction in maritime matters, and particularly over pilots (lodeuien.) … [Read more...] about COURT OF LODEMANAGE

In American law. A court of criminal jurisdiction in New Jersey. In English law. A court of criminal jurisdiction, in England, held in each county once in every quarter of a year, but in the county of Middlesex twice a month. 4 Steph. Comm. 317-820. … [Read more...] about COURT OF GENERAL QUARTER SESSIONS OF THE PEACE