(in England and Wales, formerly) a criminal court held four times a year before justices of the peace or a recorder, empowered to try all but the most serious offences and to hear appeals from petty sessions. Replaced in 1972 by crown courts
See also crown court, Compare assizes
2.
(in Scotland, formerly) a court held by justices of the peace four times a year, empowered tohear appeals from justice of the peace courts and to deal with some licensing matters: abolished in 1975
qs in American English
quarter section (of land)
q.s. in American English
Pharmacy
as much as will suffice; enough
Word origin
L quantum sufficit
More idioms containing
qs
mind your p's and q's
All related terms of 'qs'
q
Q is the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet.
Q factor
a measure of the relationship between stored energy and rate of energy dissipation in certain electrical components , devices, etc, thus indicating their efficiency
Q value
a measure of the relationship between stored energy and rate of energy dissipation in certain electrical components , devices, etc, thus indicating their efficiency
coenzyme Q
a quinone derivative , present in biological cells, that functions as an electron carrier in the electron transport chain
ubiquinone
a quinone derivative , present in biological cells, that functions as an electron carrier in the electron transport chain