HANAPER OFFICE

hanaper office

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Hanaper Office. Hist. An office formerly belonging to the common-law jurisdiction of the Chancery Court. • The term derives from the storage of writs in a hamper (in hanaperio). Crown writs, on the other hand, were stored in the Petty Bag Office. The Hanaper Office was abolished in 1842. See BAGA.

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Hanaper Office

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Hanaper Office 〈英〉衡平法院普通臣民事务局；大篮子文件局 与原衡平法院〔Court of Chancery〕普通法管辖权相关的机构，之所以称其为「大篮子文件局」，是因为所有关于普通臣民事务的令状及其回呈〔returns〕均被保存在一个有盖的大篮子之中，而有关国王的令状及回呈则保存在小袋中。该文件局的职能在于为已盖国玺〔Great Seal〕的特许状〔charters〕、特许证书〔patents〕及令状〔writs〕加盖印章。

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