Court of record — Record Rec ord (r[e^]k [ e]rd), n. [OF. recort, record, remembrance, attestation, record. See {Record}, v. t.] 1. A writing by which some act or event, or a number of acts or events, is recorded; a register; as, a record of the acts of the Hebrew … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
court of record — court of record: a court whose acts and proceedings are kept on permanent record Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
court of record — n. a court which has a permanent record of its proceedings maintained … English World dictionary
Court of record — In common law jurisdictions, a court of record is a judicial tribunal having attributes and exercising functions independently of the person of the magistrate designated generally to hold it, and proceeding according to the course of common law,… … Wikipedia
court of record — court′ of rec′ord n. law a court whose proceedings and judgments are kept on permanent record • Etymology: 1755–65 … From formal English to slang
court of record — Etymology: Middle English, from court (I) + of + record : a court whose acts and judicial proceedings are written down for a perpetual memorial and hence are established and proved by the record … Useful english dictionary
court of record — Date: 15th century a court whose acts and proceedings are kept on permanent record … New Collegiate Dictionary
court of record — a court whose judgments and proceedings are kept on permanent record and that has the power to impose penalties for contempt. [1755 65] * * * … Universalium
court of record — noun a court whose proceedings are recorded and available as evidence of fact … English new terms dictionary
court of record — noun a court whose records are automatically matters of judicial notice and appear in law reports; more usually higher than lower courts …
