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circuit justice
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Magna Carta
assizes in the counties, cannot be determined, shall be ended by them in some other place in their circuit; and those things which for difficulty of some Articles cannot be determined by them, shall be referred to … taken but in the shires, and after this manner; if we be out of this realm, our chief, justicers shall send our justices through every county once in the year, which, with the knights of the shires,
Assize, or assise
two commissions. (I.) General, which is issued twice a year to the judges being usually assigned to every circuit. See CIRCUITS. The judges have four several commissions: (1) of oyer and terminer, directed to them and many … civil causes, in which issue has been joined in one of the Divisions of the High Court of Justice, are tried on circuit by a jury of twelve men of the county in which the venue is
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Circuits
vacations after Hilary and Trinity terms, but more recently oftener, and at no precisely fixed periods, to administer justice in the several counties. Two judges, until 1884, attended at each circuit town, when by a new scheme … Circuits (seven eight formerly), certain divisions of England and Wales, appointed for the judges to go formerly twice a
Eire, or eyre
of the forest journeying up and down for that purpose, Bract. 1 3, c. xi. A journey, route, circuit, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 534 … Eire, or eyre [fr. iter, Lat.], the Court of justices itinerant, justiciarii itinerantes, justices in eyre. They were anciently sent with a general commission into divers counties to
Peace, Commission of the
justices of the peace. It is one of the authorities by virtue of which the judges sit upon circuit. See JUSTICES. … Peace, Commission of the, a special commission of the Great Seal, appointing justices of the peace. It is one of the authorities by virtue of which the judges sit upon circuit.
law
accorded binding or controlling effect in the administration of justice [that case is no longer the of this circuit] 2 a : a body of laws [the of a state] ;broadly : laws and justice considered as
Beau-pleader
obsolete writ upon the Statute of Malbridge (52 Hen. 3, c. 11), which enacted that neither in the circuits of the justices, nor in counties, hundreds, or courts-baron, any fines should be taken for fair pleading, i.e., … the Statute of Malbridge (52 Hen. 3, c. 11), which enacted that neither in the circuits of the justices, nor in counties, hundreds, or courts-baron, any fines should be taken for fair pleading, i.e., for not pleading
Errant
Errant [itinerant], applied to justices on circuit, and bailiffs at large, etc. see EYRE. … Errant [itinerant], applied to justices on circuit, and bailiffs at large, etc. see EYRE.
Soc, Sok, Soka
Soc, Sok, Soka, jurisdiction; a power or privilege to administer justice and execute laws; also a shire, circuit, or territory, See Merttens v. Hill, (1901) 1 Ch 842. See SOKE.
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