Judicature Acts
Concept of Judicature Acts
Traditional meaning of judicature acts [1] in the English common law history: The statutes regarding the Supreme Court of Judicature, and particularly the 36 & 37 Vict. c. 66, changing the entire organization of the English courts; see the entry on types of courts, 29. See also 37 & 38 Vict. c. 83; 38 & 39 Vict. c. 77; 39 & 40 Vict. c. 59; 40 & 41 Vict. c. 9; and, for Ireland, 40 & 41 Vict. c. 57; see 1 Holdsworth’s Hist. Eng, Law, 402-417. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]
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Notes and References
- Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Judicature Acts”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. This term and/or definition may be absolete. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary, based on a glossary of terms, included Judicature Acts.
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