Definition of quarter sessions in English:

quarter sessions

plural noun

historical

(in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) a court of limited criminal and civil jurisdiction and of appeal, usually held quarterly in counties or boroughs, and replaced in 1972 by crown courts.
〈史〉（英格兰，威尔士及北爱尔兰的）季审法院（1972年由刑事法庭取代）
Example sentencesExamples
- Yet no sheriff or escheator of Northumberland accounted at the exchequer between 1461 and 1515, and by 1526 quarter sessions had not been kept there for a long time.
- In most corporate towns, senior urban officers had the powers of justices ex officio, and could hold their own quarter sessions for the trial at least of petty, sometimes also of more serious offences.
- Hundreds of maimed soldiers and destitute widows submitted petitions to the county quarter sessions in the hope of gaining some relief.
- In the case of the 1949 Act there can be no doubt that the procedure under section 31 at quarter sessions would be subject to the civil burden of proof.
- The justices of the peace at quarter sessions made any necessary corrections, then the sheriff copied the names into a jurors' book, and selected petit jury panels consisting of between thirty-six and sixty names.
- At the completion of that process, Section 30 provided for the preparation of a provisional map; and Section 31 entitled any person aggrieved to appeal to quarter sessions.
- P. King's analysis of prosecutions at Essex quarter sessions in the late eighteenth century extended these points.
- That did not stop Wellingborough's levellers being tried at the next quarter sessions; nor did it prevent the restoration of the monarchy.
- In these circumstances the case would be heard in the common law courts of assizes, quarter sessions, or petty sessions.
- Now, is this kind of appeal from a justice a hearing de novo, like a quarter sessions appeal from a magistrate?
- The office dates back at least three centuries and was historically the Judge who presided over the quarter sessions as well as having close links with the council.
- Another scene is the 1839 quarter sessions and Mr Sherratt has been seeking young people to play the victims of the heavy-handed justice meted out in those days.
- In 1914 quarter sessions were given appellate jurisdiction over petty sessions in certain circumstances.
- The counties were supervised by the lord-lieutenants, who were invariably peers, and until the 1880s by the magistrates of the quarter sessions.
- The assizes and quarter sessions courts, conceptualized as the top layer of the judicial system, had jurisdiction over only the small free minority of the population.
- Women were statistically more likely than men to be convicted of property crimes in Newcastle and Berwick's quarter sessions, whereas in Durham and Northumberland's rural communities they were in the substantial minority.
- In the same year his legal jurisdiction was extended to the whole county of Middlesex, and he was made chairman of the quarter sessions of Westminster.
- In his speech to the first quarter sessions after the plague, the Recorder of Salisbury - Henry Sherfield - demanded ‘a reformation, a true and real reformation of this city.’
- Part of the reason for this rule was that the accused had to be physically present at assizes or quarter sessions.

Definition of quarter sessions in US English:

quarter sessions

plural nounˈkwɔrdər ˌsɛʃənzˈkwôrdər ˌseSHənz

historical

(in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) a court of limited criminal and civil jurisdiction and of appeal, usually held quarterly in counties or boroughs, and replaced in 1972 by crown courts.
〈史〉（英格兰，威尔士及北爱尔兰的）季审法院（1972年由刑事法庭取代）
Example sentencesExamples
- In these circumstances the case would be heard in the common law courts of assizes, quarter sessions, or petty sessions.
- Another scene is the 1839 quarter sessions and Mr Sherratt has been seeking young people to play the victims of the heavy-handed justice meted out in those days.
- At the completion of that process, Section 30 provided for the preparation of a provisional map; and Section 31 entitled any person aggrieved to appeal to quarter sessions.
- Women were statistically more likely than men to be convicted of property crimes in Newcastle and Berwick's quarter sessions, whereas in Durham and Northumberland's rural communities they were in the substantial minority.
- Part of the reason for this rule was that the accused had to be physically present at assizes or quarter sessions.
- The office dates back at least three centuries and was historically the Judge who presided over the quarter sessions as well as having close links with the council.
- In the same year his legal jurisdiction was extended to the whole county of Middlesex, and he was made chairman of the quarter sessions of Westminster.
- Hundreds of maimed soldiers and destitute widows submitted petitions to the county quarter sessions in the hope of gaining some relief.
- In the case of the 1949 Act there can be no doubt that the procedure under section 31 at quarter sessions would be subject to the civil burden of proof.
- The assizes and quarter sessions courts, conceptualized as the top layer of the judicial system, had jurisdiction over only the small free minority of the population.
- In most corporate towns, senior urban officers had the powers of justices ex officio, and could hold their own quarter sessions for the trial at least of petty, sometimes also of more serious offences.
- In 1914 quarter sessions were given appellate jurisdiction over petty sessions in certain circumstances.
- Yet no sheriff or escheator of Northumberland accounted at the exchequer between 1461 and 1515, and by 1526 quarter sessions had not been kept there for a long time.
- The justices of the peace at quarter sessions made any necessary corrections, then the sheriff copied the names into a jurors' book, and selected petit jury panels consisting of between thirty-six and sixty names.
- P. King's analysis of prosecutions at Essex quarter sessions in the late eighteenth century extended these points.
- In his speech to the first quarter sessions after the plague, the Recorder of Salisbury - Henry Sherfield - demanded ‘a reformation, a true and real reformation of this city.’
- The counties were supervised by the lord-lieutenants, who were invariably peers, and until the 1880s by the magistrates of the quarter sessions.
- That did not stop Wellingborough's levellers being tried at the next quarter sessions; nor did it prevent the restoration of the monarchy.
- Now, is this kind of appeal from a justice a hearing de novo, like a quarter sessions appeal from a magistrate?

词汇	quarter sessions
释义	Definition of quarter sessions in English: quarter sessions plural noun historical (in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) a court of limited criminal and civil jurisdiction and of appeal, usually held quarterly in counties or boroughs, and replaced in 1972 by crown courts. 〈史〉（英格兰，威尔士及北爱尔兰的）季审法院（1972年由刑事法庭取代） Example sentencesExamples Yet no sheriff or escheator of Northumberland accounted at the exchequer between 1461 and 1515, and by 1526 quarter sessions had not been kept there for a long time. In most corporate towns, senior urban officers had the powers of justices ex officio, and could hold their own quarter sessions for the trial at least of petty, sometimes also of more serious offences. Hundreds of maimed soldiers and destitute widows submitted petitions to the county quarter sessions in the hope of gaining some relief. In the case of the 1949 Act there can be no doubt that the procedure under section 31 at quarter sessions would be subject to the civil burden of proof. The justices of the peace at quarter sessions made any necessary corrections, then the sheriff copied the names into a jurors' book, and selected petit jury panels consisting of between thirty-six and sixty names. At the completion of that process, Section 30 provided for the preparation of a provisional map; and Section 31 entitled any person aggrieved to appeal to quarter sessions. P. King's analysis of prosecutions at Essex quarter sessions in the late eighteenth century extended these points. That did not stop Wellingborough's levellers being tried at the next quarter sessions; nor did it prevent the restoration of the monarchy. In these circumstances the case would be heard in the common law courts of assizes, quarter sessions, or petty sessions. Now, is this kind of appeal from a justice a hearing de novo, like a quarter sessions appeal from a magistrate? The office dates back at least three centuries and was historically the Judge who presided over the quarter sessions as well as having close links with the council. Another scene is the 1839 quarter sessions and Mr Sherratt has been seeking young people to play the victims of the heavy-handed justice meted out in those days. In 1914 quarter sessions were given appellate jurisdiction over petty sessions in certain circumstances. The counties were supervised by the lord-lieutenants, who were invariably peers, and until the 1880s by the magistrates of the quarter sessions. The assizes and quarter sessions courts, conceptualized as the top layer of the judicial system, had jurisdiction over only the small free minority of the population. Women were statistically more likely than men to be convicted of property crimes in Newcastle and Berwick's quarter sessions, whereas in Durham and Northumberland's rural communities they were in the substantial minority. In the same year his legal jurisdiction was extended to the whole county of Middlesex, and he was made chairman of the quarter sessions of Westminster. In his speech to the first quarter sessions after the plague, the Recorder of Salisbury - Henry Sherfield - demanded ‘a reformation, a true and real reformation of this city.’ Part of the reason for this rule was that the accused had to be physically present at assizes or quarter sessions. Definition of quarter sessions in US English: quarter sessions plural nounˈkwɔrdər ˌsɛʃənzˈkwôrdər ˌseSHənz historical (in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) a court of limited criminal and civil jurisdiction and of appeal, usually held quarterly in counties or boroughs, and replaced in 1972 by crown courts. 〈史〉（英格兰，威尔士及北爱尔兰的）季审法院（1972年由刑事法庭取代） Example sentencesExamples In these circumstances the case would be heard in the common law courts of assizes, quarter sessions, or petty sessions. Another scene is the 1839 quarter sessions and Mr Sherratt has been seeking young people to play the victims of the heavy-handed justice meted out in those days. At the completion of that process, Section 30 provided for the preparation of a provisional map; and Section 31 entitled any person aggrieved to appeal to quarter sessions. Women were statistically more likely than men to be convicted of property crimes in Newcastle and Berwick's quarter sessions, whereas in Durham and Northumberland's rural communities they were in the substantial minority. Part of the reason for this rule was that the accused had to be physically present at assizes or quarter sessions. The office dates back at least three centuries and was historically the Judge who presided over the quarter sessions as well as having close links with the council. In the same year his legal jurisdiction was extended to the whole county of Middlesex, and he was made chairman of the quarter sessions of Westminster. Hundreds of maimed soldiers and destitute widows submitted petitions to the county quarter sessions in the hope of gaining some relief. In the case of the 1949 Act there can be no doubt that the procedure under section 31 at quarter sessions would be subject to the civil burden of proof. The assizes and quarter sessions courts, conceptualized as the top layer of the judicial system, had jurisdiction over only the small free minority of the population. In most corporate towns, senior urban officers had the powers of justices ex officio, and could hold their own quarter sessions for the trial at least of petty, sometimes also of more serious offences. In 1914 quarter sessions were given appellate jurisdiction over petty sessions in certain circumstances. Yet no sheriff or escheator of Northumberland accounted at the exchequer between 1461 and 1515, and by 1526 quarter sessions had not been kept there for a long time. The justices of the peace at quarter sessions made any necessary corrections, then the sheriff copied the names into a jurors' book, and selected petit jury panels consisting of between thirty-six and sixty names. P. King's analysis of prosecutions at Essex quarter sessions in the late eighteenth century extended these points. In his speech to the first quarter sessions after the plague, the Recorder of Salisbury - Henry Sherfield - demanded ‘a reformation, a true and real reformation of this city.’ The counties were supervised by the lord-lieutenants, who were invariably peers, and until the 1880s by the magistrates of the quarter sessions. That did not stop Wellingborough's levellers being tried at the next quarter sessions; nor did it prevent the restoration of the monarchy. Now, is this kind of appeal from a justice a hearing de novo, like a quarter sessions appeal from a magistrate?
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