Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
justice's courts — Inferior tribunals, not of record, with limited jurisdiction, both civil and criminal, held by justices of the peace. The trend has been to abolish such courts, transferring their powers and functions to other courts; e.g. municipal or district… … Black's law dictionary
Courts of the United States — include both the United States federal courts, comprising the judicial branch of the federal government of the United States (operating under the authority of the United States Constitution and federal law) and state and territorial courts of the … Wikipedia
Courts of Kentucky — include: Kentucky Court of Justice Under an amendment to the Kentucky Constitution passed by the state s voters in 1975,[1] judicial power in Kentucky is vested exclusively in one Court of Justice , divided into the following:[2] Kentucky Supreme … Wikipedia
Courts of South Africa — South Africa This article is part of the series: Politics and government of South Africa … Wikipedia
justice of the peace — A judicial magistrate (of English origin) of inferior rank having (usually) jurisdiction limited to that prescribed by statute in civil matters (e.g. performance of marriages) and jurisdiction over minor criminal offenses, committing more serious … Black's law dictionary
justice of the peace — A judicial magistrate (of English origin) of inferior rank having (usually) jurisdiction limited to that prescribed by statute in civil matters (e.g. performance of marriages) and jurisdiction over minor criminal offenses, committing more serious … Black's law dictionary
Courts-martial in the United States — are criminal trials conducted by the U.S. military. Most commonly, courts martial are convened to try members of the U.S. military for violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (or UCMJ), which is the U.S. military s criminal code.… … Wikipedia
Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 — Courts and Legal Services Act, 1990 Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to make provision with respect to the procedure in, and allocation of business between, the High Court and other courts; to make provision with respect to… … Wikipedia
Justice Courts — are courts in New York State, that handle traffic tickets, criminal matters, small claims and local code violations such as zoning. Though justice courts constitutionally are part of the New York State Unified Court System, state law generally… … Wikipedia
justice — jus·tice / jəs təs/ n [Old French, from Latin justitia, from justus just] 1 a: the quality of being just, impartial, or fair it is not the province of the court to decide upon the justice or injustice...of these laws Scott v. Sanford, 60 U.S. 393 … Law dictionary
