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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Court of Assistants
court of assistants
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 . “The court of assistants, made up of governor, deputy governor, and magistrates, heard appeals from lower courts, and took original jurisdiction in certain cases — for example,
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Court of Assistants
Court of Assistants 〈美〉总督法院 1630年马萨诸塞州设立的法院，由总督、副总督和总督助理组成，行使立法权、司法权及衡平法审判权。
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