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11Court of Common Pleas (England) — For other uses, see Court of Common Pleas (disambiguation) …
12Court of King's Bench (England) — For other uses, see Court of King s Bench. The Court of King s Bench at work. This illuminated manuscript from about 1460 is the earliest known depiction of the English court.[1] The Court of King s Bench (or Court of Queen s Bench during the… …
13Court of Appeal (Fiji) — Judiciary of Fiji Judicial officers Chief Justice Appeal Court President Chief Magistrate Justice of Appeal Puisne judges High Court Masters Institutions Supreme Court Court of Appeal High Court Magistrates Courts Judicial Service Commission …
14Court system of the People's Republic of China — The Chinese court system is based on civil law, modeled after the legal systems of Germany and France. Contents 1 System 2 History of court structure and process 3 See also 4 …
15Court of Final Appeal (Macau) — The Court of Final Appeal building …
16court of first instance — the court first taking jurisdiction of a case compare court of appeal * * * court of first instance A lawcourt in which proceedings are first heard • • • Main Entry: ↑court court of first instance A lower court in which a legal case is first… …
17Court uniform and dress — Court dressOn formal royal occasions in monarchies the dress worn by those present has in the past been prescribed by official regulations. Court dress (as distinguished from court uniform mentioned in the section below) is worn by all men not… …
18Court (in Scripture) — • The word court, in the English Bible, corresponds to the Hebrew haçer enclosed space. Also, in the English Bible the word court is occasionally used to mean the retinue of a person of high rank and authority Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight …
19COURT JEWS — (Court contractors and suppliers). Medieval princes used the commercial and financial services of individual Jews. However, as an institution, the Court Jew is a feature of the absolutist state, especially in Central Europe, from the end of the… …
20court-martial — n. (1) A military court that hears cases involving members of the armed forces. (2) A trial or proceeding before a military court. v. To try someone in a court martial. pl. courts martial or court martials The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx… …
