Eng. law. A court which formerly had great jurisdiction and power, but which was abolished by stat. 16, C. I., c. 10, on account of its usurpations and great unpopularity. It consisted of several of the lords spiritual and temporal, being privy counselors, together with two judges of the courts of common law, without the intervention of a jury. Their legal jurisdiction extended … [Read more...]

Police officers hired by the state to enforce state laws within the boundaries of the state. … [Read more...]

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Taking a position with regard to a dispute or when various options are available. In Scotch law. A resting place; a field or place adjoining a drove-road for resting and refreshing sheep and cattle on their journey. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition (1) An impression made by public authority, in pursuance of law, upon paper or parchment, upon which certain legal … [Read more...]

To abide; to submit to; as "to stand a trial." To remain as a thing is; to remain in force. Pleadings demurred to and held good are allowed to stand. Standing aside jurors. A practice by which, on the drawing of a jury for a criminal trial, the prosecuting officer puts aside a juror, provisionally, until the panel is exhausted, without disclosing his reasons, instead of being … [Read more...]