单词 | quarter sessions |
释义 | Word Frequency quarter sessionsnoun (functioning as singular or plural) 1. (in England and Wales, formerly) a criminal court held four times a year before justices of the peace or a recorder, empowered to try all but the most serious offences and to hear appeals from petty sessions. Replaced in 1972 by crown courts See also crown court , Compare assizes 2. (in Scotland, formerly) a court held by justices of the peace four times a year, empowered tohear appeals from justice of the peace courts and to deal with some licensing matters: abolished in 1975 |
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