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Courts of England and Wales — This article is part of the series: Courts of England and Wales Law of England and Wales … Wikipedia
Leet — The term used for a subdivision of land in Kent equivalent to a hundred. ♦ In some towns, a ward or division of the town; also used in the later Middle Ages for courts with similar jurisdiction to frankpledge courts. (Reynolds, Susan. An… … Medieval glossary
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 — 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
Guildable Manor — formally The City of London’s Guildable Manorof the Town and Borough of Southwark is an institution of the City of London which is not a Livery Company as it is territorially rather than trade based, being the organisation of the Juror freemen of … Wikipedia
Court baron — A Court baron is an English manorial court dating from the Middle Ages. It was laid down by Sir Edward Coke that a manor had two courts, the first by the common law, and is called a court baron, the freeholders ( barons ) being its suitors; the… … Wikipedia
Manor — For other uses, see Manor (disambiguation). Conjectural map of a mediaeval manor. The method of strip farming was in use under the open field system. The brown areas are part of the demesne, the shaded areas part of the glebe. The manor house,… … Wikipedia
Copyhold — Main article: Feudal land tenure At its origin in medieval England, copyhold tenure was tenure of land according to the custom of the manor, the title deeds being a copy of the record of the manorial court. The privileges granted to each tenant,… … Wikipedia
Jurisdiction — In law, jurisdiction (from the Latin ius, iuris meaning law and dicere meaning to speak ) is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and,… … Wikipedia
