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Curia Regis , Curia Regis
[Latin, The King's Court.]
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A judicial tribunal established to administer justice. An entity in the government to which the administration of justice is delegated. In a br… Serjeant At Law , In Englishlegal history, an elite order of attorneys who had the exclusive privilege of arguing before the Court of Common Pleas and also supplied th… Judicature Acts , Judicature Acts, 1873–5. These Acts brought about a much needed reorganization of the courts in England and Wales. Before the Acts there were a numbe…
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