quarter sessions

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ˈquarter ˌsessions noun [plural]  SCLan English law court that was held in the past once every three months 〔英国旧时的〕季审法院

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quarter sessions• Disputes between parishes were settled by the justices of the peace at quarter sessions.

ˈquarter ˌsessions nounChineseSyllable  

held in was law that the an Corpus English past court

quarter sessions
ˈquarter ˌsessions noun [plural]
an English law court that was held in the past once every three months

quarter sessionsBrE /ˈkwɔːtə seʃnz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkwɔːrtər seʃnz/ 🔊 noun [plural] (in England, in the past) a court with limited powers that was held every three months （英格兰旧时每季开庭一次的）季审法院，季审法庭