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41higher and lower scale — In the practice of the English supreme court of judicature there were two scales regulating the fees of the court and the fees which solicitors were entitled to charge. The lower scale applied (unless the court otherwise ordered) to the following …
42Court officials of the Kingdom of Navarre — The court officials of the Kingdom of Navarre, five in number, were in charge of the smooth functioning of various aspects of the royal court at Pamplona. In the tenth and eleventh centuries these officials were often the youthful sons of the… …
43Court of Great Sessions in Wales — The Court of Great Sessions in Wales was the main court for the prosecution of felonies and serious misdemeanours in Wales between the second Laws in Wales Act of 1542 and the court s abolition in 1830. It was established under the Act which… …
44Court of Oyer and Terminer — /kort av oyar and tarmanar/ In England, formerly, a court for the trial of cases of treason and felony. The commissioners of assise and nisi prius were judges selected by the king and appointed and authorized under the great seal, including… …
45highest court — Court of last resort; a court whose decision is final and cannot be appealed because there is no higher court to further consider such matter; e.g. U.S. Supreme Court is highest federal court …
46Court of Oyer and Terminer — /kort av oyar and tarmanar/ In England, formerly, a court for the trial of cases of treason and felony. The commissioners of assise and nisi prius were judges selected by the king and appointed and authorized under the great seal, including… …
47highest court — Court of last resort; a court whose decision is final and cannot be appealed because there is no higher court to further consider such matter; e.g. U.S. Supreme Court is highest federal court …
48Court card — For the name given to the higher value cards in a pack of playing cards, see Playing cards. Example of a court card, postmarked 1899, showing Robert Burns and his cottage and monument in Ayr Court card or court sized card was the name given to a… …
49higher — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Higher is used with these nouns: ↑animal, ↑bracket, ↑classification, ↑consciousness, ↑court, ↑degree, ↑diploma, ↑education, ↑faculty, ↑learning, ↑level …
50Court of justiciary — Justiciary Jus*ti ci*a*ry, n. [Cf. LL. justitiarius, F. justicier. See {Justice}.] (Old Eng. Law) An old name for the judges of the higher English courts. [1913 Webster] Note: The chief justiciary, or justiciar, in early English history, was not… …
