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quarter sessions::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | court, judicature, tribunal |
Examples of quarter sessions
quarter sessions
In January 1661, Bunyan was brought before the quarter sessions in the Chapel of Herne, Bedford.
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This was transacted at the quarter sessions, summoned four times a year by the lord lieutenant.
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The powers and responsibilities transferred from the quarter sessions to the councils were enumerated in the Act.
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He took silk in 1970 and was deputy chairman of Warwickshire quarter sessions from 1967 until 1971, then became a recorder in 1972.
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The county council assumed the administrative responsibilities previously exercised by the county's justices in quarter sessions.
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From the 12th century the three eastern rapes and the three western rapes each had separate quarter sessions, with the county town of the three eastern rapes being Lewes.
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Historically, the Isles of Scilly were administered as one of the hundreds of Cornwall, although the Cornwall quarter sessions had limited jurisdiction there.
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The program will continue through 2010, with sessions scheduled once a quarter.
From the thenewstribune.com
He condemned the practice of issuing debased coinage and, in pursuit of the establishment of regular quarter-sessions of the courts, went on the Leinster circuit through seven counties in April 1604.
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