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noun
A public court or assembly in the Middle Ages, over which the sovereign presided when a consultation was held upon affairs of state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A court, or cause in court.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, obsolete
Topics: law
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noun
A plea; a pleading; a judicial proceeding; a suit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
a legal decision made by a judge or court.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, US
Topics: law
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History
See placit.
