"quarter session" meaning in All languages combined

See quarter session on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: quarter sessions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quarter session (plural quarter sessions)
  1. (historical, law) A local court traditionally held at four set times each year in the Kingdom of England from 1388, and later in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and various other dominions of the British Empire. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-quarter_session-en-noun-lbPaLgXi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

Inflected forms

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