A judicial sitting. sessions of the peace n. (in ordinary language simply sessions) the periodical sittings of justices of the peace (or, in some…
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| 释义 | society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > court of justices of peace (5) sessions of the peacec1405 A judicial sitting. sessions of the peace n. (in ordinary language simply sessions) the periodical sittings of justices of the peace (or, in some… justice court1490 a court of law; spec. (a) Scottish the Court of Justiciary (now historical); (b) U.S. a court of a Justice of the Peace. petty sessions1562 (also occasionally in singular) (originally) a court held by two or more justices or a stipendiary magistrate, exercising summary jurisdiction in… magistrates' court1867 a court of two or more magistrates, or a single stipendiary magistrate, in which criminal prosecutions are initiated, and which may sit as a court of… Subcategories:— in which justices or magistrates sit in rotation (1) |
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