Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace 〈美〉治安季审法庭 昔日美国宾夕法尼亚州的刑事法庭，有权审理轻微违法案件，兼具一定行政职能。 (→court of oyer and terminer and general gaol(jail) delivery)
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court of session
Court of Session. 1. Scots law. The supreme Scottish civil court. • Its jurisdiction corresponds generally to the English High Court of Justice. The Court of Session is divided into Outer House and Inner House. In Outer House, one judge hears cases of first instance. The Outer House’s jurisdiction corresponds generally to the English High
pretorial court
Hist. A colonial court in Maryland with jurisdiction of capital crimes, consisting of the lord pro-prietary or his lieutenant-general and the council.
family court
family court 〈美〉家事法院 只有几个州设有此法院，其管辖范围在各州也有所不同，一般包括：虐待儿童及疏于或拒绝抚养儿童案件、扶养案件、确定生父及非婚生子女的抚养案件、因长期拒绝抚养儿童而终止监护权的案件、少年犯罪案件、家庭犯罪案件。具有一般管辖权〔general jurisdiction〕的法院也可以设立家事法庭。
affirmance day general
Hist. In the Court of Exchequer, a day appointed after the beginning of every term to affirm or reverse judgments.
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general maritime law
general maritime law. The body of U.S. legal precedents and doctrines developed through caselaw in maritime and admiralty litigation. • General maritime law is a branch of federal common law. It is distinguished from statutory law. Cf. MARITIME LAW; LAW OF THE SEA. “The general maritime law is characterized by the expansive and dominant role
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Court of Assistants
Hist. A colonial body organized in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 to act as a legislature and court for the colony. Cf. GENERAL COURT.
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solicitor general
solicitor general. (usu. cap.) The second-highest-ranking legal officer in a government (after the attorney general); esp., the chief courtroom lawyer for the executive branch. — Abbr. SG. Pl. solicitors general. “By [federal] law, only the Solicitor General or his designee can conduct and argue before the Supreme Court cases ‘in which the United States is
general compromis
An agreement in which countries submit all or a definite class of disputes that may arise between them to an arbitral institution, a court, or an ad hoc arbitral tribunal by concluding a general arbitration treaty or by including an arbitration clause in a treaty. — Also termed abstract compromis; anticipated com-promis.
advocate general
Advocate General. Scots law. An officer appointed under the Scotland Act of 1998 to advise the British gov-ernment on Scotland and to represent it in court.