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Ecclesiastical Courts Definition
In English ecclesiastical law. The generic name for certain courts in England, having cognizance mainly of spiritual matters. Also called “Courts Christian.” The jurisdiction which they formerly exercised in testamentary and matrimonial causes has been taken away. St. 20 & 21 Vict. c. 77, § 3, c. 85, § 2; 21 & 22 Vict. c. 95. See 3 Bl. Comm. 67. They consist of the archdeacon’s court, the consistory courts, the court of arches, the court of peculiars, the prerogative courts of the two archbishops, the faculty court, and, on appeal, the privy council.
Ecclesiastical Courts in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Ecclesiastical Courts | Ecclesiastical Courts in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Ecclesiastical Courts | Ecclesiastical Courts in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Ecclesiastical Courts | Ecclesiastical Courts in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Ecclesiastical Courts | Ecclesiastical Courts in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Ecclesiastical Courts | Ecclesiastical Courts in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Ecclesiastical Courts | Ecclesiastical Courts in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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| Ecclesiastical Courts | Ecclesiastical Courts in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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| Ecclesiastical Courts | Ecclesiastical Courts in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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In English ecclesiastical law. The generic name for certain courts in England, having cognizance mainly of spiritual matters. Also called “Courts Christian.” The jurisdiction which they formerly exercised in testamentary and matrimonial causes has been taken away. St. 20 & 21 Vict. c. 77, § 3, c. 85, § 2; 21 & 22 Vict. c. 95. See 3 Bl. Comm. 67. They consist of the archdeacon’s court, the consistory courts, the court of arches, the court of peculiars, the prerogative courts of the two archbishops, the faculty court, and, on appeal, the privy council.
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