Quarter Sessions (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun Law.
  1. an English court of general criminal jurisdiction for crimes less than homicide, held quarterly.
  2. (in the U.S.) a court with limited criminal jurisdiction, having local administrative powers in some states.
noun (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
  2. (in Scotland, formerly) a court held by justices of the peace four times a year, empowered to hear appeals from justice of the peace courts and to deal with some licensing matters: abolished in 1975
Quarter Sessions (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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