justice's court
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of justice's court
First recorded in 1520–30
Example Sentences
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No landgrave or cassique shall be tried for any criminal cause in any but the chief justice's court, and that by a jury of his peers.
From An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1 by Hewatt, Alexander
It secures a competent and higher tribunal than the justice's court for the trial of suits at law.
From Elements of Civil Government by Peterman, Alexander L.
Dick & Co. were not even asked to go the justice's court.
From The High School Boys' Training Hike by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
During the forenoon the prisoner's case was called in the local justice's court, but Farnum's lawyer had no difficulty in having the hearing postponed.
From The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip "Making Good" as Young Experts by Durham, Victor G.
He had seen Catharine's husband, in the justice's court, and the next day, in the convict gang behind Turner's buggy.
From The Colonel's Dream by Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell)
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