| 单词 | court of inquest |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCourt of Inquest b. †Court of Inquest (see quot. 1706). †Halifax inquest, a summary trial. inquest of office, (a) (see quot. 1768); (b) ‘loosely used of an inquiry into a person's right to the possession of an office held by the government to be forfeited’ (U.S.). ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > [noun] > summary and unjust Halifax law1565 Lydford law1565 Halifax inquest1598 Cupar justice1681 Jeddart justice1698 lynch law1782 Judge Lynch1835 lynching1835 lynch law1846 kangaroo justice1909 palm-tree justice1959 society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > court dealing with debt or bankruptcy Court of Conscience1603 Court of Requests1603 Court of Inquest1706 county court1846 bankruptcy court1864 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > [noun] > judicial inquiry > concerning king's right to property office1432 inquest of office1768 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > [noun] > judicial inquiry > concerning right to possession of an office inquest of office1882 1598 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 3 Last Bks. iv. i. 4 Some more strait-lac'd Iuror of the rest, Impannel'd of an Holy Fax inquest. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) The Court of Inquest, at Guild-hall, London, a particular Court that takes Cognizance of and determines all Complaints preferred for Debt by one Citizen against another under the sum of Forty Shillings. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xvii. 258 Inquisition or inquest of office..is an enquiry made by the king's officer..or by commissioners specially appointed, concerning any matter that intitles the king to the possession of lands or tenements, goods or chattels. 1875 K. E. Digby Introd. Hist. Law Real Prop. x. 344 The practice is for the Crown to institute an ‘inquest of office’, usually before commissioners appointed for the purpose, for the purpose of determining whether the tenant died without leaving an heir. 1882 H. Adams John Randolph vi. 133 The proceeding was a mere inquest of office under a judicial form. < as lemmas |
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