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 (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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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 1971, with most jurisdiction transferred to the Crown Court.
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