general court
General Court. The name of the legislatures of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. • “General Court” was a common colonial-era term for a body that exercised judicial and legislative functions. Cf. COURT OF ASSIS-TANTS.
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general court martial
A proceeding that is presided over by a military judge, and no fewer than five members (who serve as jurors), and that has jurisdiction over all the members of the armed forces. • It is the highest military trial court.
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General Court
General Court (1)〈美〉(美国马萨诸塞州〔Massachusetts〕和新罕布什尔州〔New Hampshire〕等州的)州立法机关或州议会 (2)〈美〉参事会 北美殖民地时期兼行使司法权和立法权的机构，为马萨诸塞州所首创，在新英格兰地区实行。
general court-martial
general court-martial 普通军事法庭(→court-martial)
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Court of General Sessions
Court of General Sessions (1)〈美〉(某些州的)刑事初审法庭；地方刑事法庭 (2)〈英〉一般治安法庭 在每个郡设立的，由2名以上治安法官〔justices of the peace〕组成的、行使由治安委员会〔commission of the peace〕或特定制定法赋予他们的刑事案件管辖权的刑事法庭，每季开庭一次的被特称为季审治安法庭〔quarter sessions〕。不采取季审形式，在每年其他时间开庭的一般治安法庭只存在于伦敦和米德尔塞克斯〔Middlesex〕。1871年废除。也称作General Sessions或General Sessions of the Peace。
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court of oyer and terminer and general gaol (jail) delivery
court of oyer and terminer and general gaol (jail) delivery (1)〈美〉(宾夕法尼亚州)刑事法庭 与季审法庭〔quarter sessions〕同时开庭，一般由同一法官听审。 (2)〈英〉刑事听审提审法庭 现在已为刑事法院〔Crown Court〕所取代。
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court of general quarter sessions of the peace
Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace. Hist. 1. English law. A court of criminal jurisdiction held in each county (or borough) once in every quarter of a year. • The court was made up of a county’s justices of the peace. It committed certain cases to the Assizes. Quarter Sessions were abolished in
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Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace (1)〈英〉季审治安法庭 在每个郡〔county〕设立的由两名以上治安法官〔justices of the peace〕组成、行使由治安委员会〔commission of the peace〕或特定制定法赋予他们的刑事案件管辖权，每季开庭一次的刑事法庭。但在米德尔塞克斯〔Middlesex〕郡，则是每月开庭两次。不是每季开庭一次而是在其他时间开庭的则称为一般治安法庭〔general sessions of the peace〕。季审治安法庭由1971年《法院法》〔Courts Act〕废除，其原有的大部分管辖权转归刑事法院〔Crown Court〕。 (2)〈美〉季审治安法庭 以前在新泽西州〔New Jersey〕存在的刑事法庭。
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general jurisdiction court
general-jurisdiction court. See court of general jurisdiction under COURT.
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court of general jurisdiction
court of general jurisdiction 普通管辖法院；具有一般管辖权的法院 对民、刑事各类案件都具有管辖权的法院，在某些情况下和存卷法院〔court of record〕作为同义词使用，有权根据其组织章程的规定决定行使管辖权，审理案件并作出最终的裁判，而不必在其诉讼过程中提出它有权作出裁判依据的事实和证据。该法院的记录的确实性除非经过上诉，不得以其他司法审查形式对其提出异议。
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