Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
eyre — [er] n. [ME & Anglo Fr eire < OFr erre < errer, to travel: see ERRANT] Eng. History 1. a tour or circuit: chiefly in the phrase justices in eyre 2. a circuit court held by justices in eyre … English World dictionary
Eyre — ([^a]r), n. [OF. erre journey, march, way, fr. L. iter, itineris, a going, way, fr. the root of ire to go. Cf. {Errant}, {Itinerant}, {Issue}.] (O. Eng. Law) A journey in circuit of certain judges called justices in eyre (or in itinere). [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
justices itinerant — Justices on circuit. See justices in eyre … Ballentine's law dictionary
eyre — /er/ A journey; a court of itinerant justices. Justices in eyre were judges commissioned in Anglo Norman times in England to travel systematically through the kingdom, once in seven years, holding courts in specified places for the trial of… … Black's law dictionary
eyre — /er/ A journey; a court of itinerant justices. Justices in eyre were judges commissioned in Anglo Norman times in England to travel systematically through the kingdom, once in seven years, holding courts in specified places for the trial of… … Black's law dictionary
justices of the forest — In old English law, officers who had jurisdiction over all offenses committed within the forest against vert or venison. The court wherein these justices sat and determined such causes was called the justice seat of the forest. They were also… … Black's law dictionary
justices of the forest — In old English law, officers who had jurisdiction over all offenses committed within the forest against vert or venison. The court wherein these justices sat and determined such causes was called the justice seat of the forest. They were also… … Black's law dictionary
eyre — A journey; the journey of a judge from place to place upon his circuit. See justices in eyre … Ballentine's law dictionary
Eyre — The right of the king (or justices acting in his name) to visit and inspect the holdings of any vassal. this is done periodically, usually at irregular intervals of a few years. ♦ English circuit court. (Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a… … Medieval glossary
Justice in Eyre — In English law, the Justices in Eyre were the highest magistrates in forest law, and presided over the court of justice seat , a triennial court held to punish offenders against the forest law and enquire into the state of the forest and its… … Wikipedia
