court of verge
Court of Verge. 1. VERGE(1). 2. VERGE(2).
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verge
verge (v[schwa]rj), n. Hist. 1. The area within 12 miles of the place where the king held his court and within which the king’s peace was enforced. • This area was commonly referred to as being in the verge. The verge got its name from the staff (called a “verge”) that the marshal bore. 2.
court of the marshalsea
Court of the Marshalsea (mahr-sh[schwa]l-see). Hist. A court that moved about with the king, and had jurisdiction over certain cases arising within 12 miles of the king’s residence (an area known as the verge). • The Court’s steward and marshal acted as judges of the Court, and heard criminal cases and the common pleas of
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Court of Marshalsea
Court of Marshalsea 〈英〉宫廷侍臣法庭 由王室总管〔steward〕和宫廷侍臣〔Marshal of the Royal Household〕主持的法庭，对于王室仆从之间的诉讼有专属管辖权。有权审理王室12英里辖区〔verge of the court〕之内发生的一方当事人为王室仆从的侵害之诉〔trespasses〕及双方当事人均为王室仆从的定额债务之诉〔debt〕、合同之诉〔contract〕和立据允诺之诉〔covenant〕，其中后者适用的是王室仆从陪审团。查理一世〔Charles Ⅰ，1625-1649〕时又设立了宫廷法院〔Palace Court；〈拉〉curia palatii〕，其组成人员略同于宫廷侍臣法庭，对王室12英里辖区内的各种对人诉讼都有管辖权，每周与宫廷侍臣法庭一齐开庭，后为1849年《郡法院法》〔County Courts Act〕废除。 (→palace court；Marshal of the King’s Household; verge)
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copyhold
Hist. A base tenure requiring the tenant to provide the customary services of the manor, as reflected in the manor’s court rolls. • Copyhold tenure descended from pure villeinage; over time, the customs of the manor, as reflected on the manor’s rolls, dictated what services a lord could demand from a copyholder. This type of
board of green cloth
Board of Green Cloth. Hist. A group of persons responsible for governing the royal-household staff, esp. in financial matters such as accounting for expenses and paying servants’ wages. • The Board consisted of the Lord Steward and inferior officers, and its name derived from the green cloth that covered the table used by the Board
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departure
departure, n. 1. A deviation or divergence from a standard rule, regulation, measurement, or course of conduct (an impermissible departure from sentencing guidelines). downward departure. In the federal sentencing guidelines, a court’s imposition of a sentence more lenient than the standard guidelines propose, as when the court concludes that a criminal’s history is less serious
virgata regia
virgata regia (v[schwa]r-gay-t[schwa] ree-jee-[schwa]). [Latin “king’s verge”] Hist. The bounds of the king’s household, within which the court of the steward had jurisdiction.
copyholder
copyholder. Hist. A tenant by copyhold tenure. — Also termed tenant by the verge; tenant par la verge. “The lord still held a court, and that court kept records of all transactions affecting the lands. These records were called the rolls of the court. When, for instance, a tenant sold his interest to a third
copyhold
copyhold. Hist. A base tenure requiring the tenant to provide the customary services of the manor, as reflected in the manor’s court rolls. • Copyhold tenure descended from pure villeinage; over time, the customs of the manor, as reflected on the manor’s rolls, dictated what services a lord could demand from a copyholder. This type