- court-leet
- An ancient English court presided over by the steward of the leet, with jurisdiction to try petty offenders and to hold preliminary examinations in felony cases.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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court-leet — courtˈ leet noun (historical) A court of record held in a manor before the lord or his steward • • • Main Entry: ↑court * * * court leet «KRT LEET, KOHRT », noun. an English court, now nearly extinct, held before a lord or his steward, and having … Useful english dictionary
Court-leet — ( l?t ), n. (Eng. Law) A court of record held once a year, in a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Court leet — See also: Leet The court leet was a historical court baron (a manorial court) of England and Wales and Ireland that exercised the view of frankpledge and its attendant police jurisdiction,[1] which was normally restricted to the hundred courts.… … Wikipedia
court leet — ▪ English law plural Courts Leet, or Court Leets, an English criminal court for the punishment of small offenses. The use of the word leet, denoting a territorial and a jurisdictional area, spread throughout England in the 14th century,… … Universalium
Court leet — Court of record for which a royal charter was required, usually held once or twice a year, to examine members of the hundred and to punish misdemeanours. Cf. Leet … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Court-Leet — The name of an English court of record held once in the year, and not oftener, within a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet; being the king s court granted by charter to the lords of those hundreds or manors.… … Black's law dictionary
Court-Leet — The name of an English court of record held once in the year, and not oftener, within a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet; being the king s court granted by charter to the lords of those hundreds or manors.… … Black's law dictionary
court leet — noun (plural courts leet also court leets) : a court formerly held in England and the colonies with jurisdiction over civil matters and petty offenses and surviving in England only for ceremonial purposes … Useful english dictionary
court leet — /ˈkɔt lit/ (say kawt leet) noun → leet …
Court-leet — A court held by the possessors of large estates for the redressing of the wrongs of those living in the immediate neighbourhood … Medieval glossary
