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BOROUGH COURTS

\bˈʌɹə kˈɔːts], \bˈʌɹə kˈɔːts], \b_ˈʌ_ɹ_ə k_ˈɔː_t_s]\

Definitions of BOROUGH COURTS

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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In English law. Private and limited tribunals, held by prescription, charter, or act of parliament, in particular districts for the convenience of the inhabitants, that they may prosecute small suits and receive justice at home.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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