Court of Pleas at Durham
E419431
The Court of Pleas at Durham was a historic English common law court with jurisdiction in the County Palatine of Durham until its functions were absorbed into the national court system in the 19th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Court of Pleas at Durham canonical | 1 |
| Court of Pleas in Durham | 1 |
| Durham Court of Pleas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4178457 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Court of Pleas at Durham Context triple: [Judicature Acts, replaced, Court of Pleas at Durham]
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Salisbury Law Courts
Salisbury Law Courts is a judicial complex in Salisbury, England, that houses local criminal and civil court proceedings.
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B.
Consistory Court of York
The Consistory Court of York is an ecclesiastical court of the Church of England, historically responsible for church discipline, faculty jurisdiction over church property, and certain moral and matrimonial matters within the Province of York.
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C.
Court of King’s Bench
The Court of King’s Bench was a senior common law court in England that handled major criminal and civil cases and exercised supervisory authority over other courts and colonial charters.
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D.
Crown Court at Newcastle upon Tyne
The Crown Court at Newcastle upon Tyne is a major criminal court in Newcastle, England, where serious criminal cases such as trials by jury and sentencing are heard as part of the Crown Court system.
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E.
Assize of Northampton
The Assize of Northampton was a major 1176 legal reform in medieval England that expanded royal justice, strengthened criminal law, and refined land and property procedures under Henry II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Court of Pleas at Durham Target entity description: The Court of Pleas at Durham was a historic English common law court with jurisdiction in the County Palatine of Durham until its functions were absorbed into the national court system in the 19th century.
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A.
Salisbury Law Courts
Salisbury Law Courts is a judicial complex in Salisbury, England, that houses local criminal and civil court proceedings.
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B.
Consistory Court of York
The Consistory Court of York is an ecclesiastical court of the Church of England, historically responsible for church discipline, faculty jurisdiction over church property, and certain moral and matrimonial matters within the Province of York.
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C.
Court of King’s Bench
The Court of King’s Bench was a senior common law court in England that handled major criminal and civil cases and exercised supervisory authority over other courts and colonial charters.
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D.
Crown Court at Newcastle upon Tyne
The Crown Court at Newcastle upon Tyne is a major criminal court in Newcastle, England, where serious criminal cases such as trials by jury and sentencing are heard as part of the Crown Court system.
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E.
Assize of Northampton
The Assize of Northampton was a major 1176 legal reform in medieval England that expanded royal justice, strengthened criminal law, and refined land and property procedures under Henry II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
common law court
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historic court ⓘ |
| abolishedAsResultOf |
19th-century court reforms in England
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integration of palatine courts into national judiciary ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
County Durham
ⓘ
surface form:
County Palatine of Durham
|
| associatedWith |
Diocese of Durham
ⓘ
surface form:
Bishopric of Durham
Durham Palatinate ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dissolvedInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| existedUntil | 19th century ⓘ |
| functionsAbsorbedBy | national court system of England ⓘ |
| governedBy |
English common law rules on civil pleading
ⓘ
statutes relating to the County Palatine of Durham ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Court of Pleas at Durham
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surface form:
Court of Pleas in Durham
Court of Pleas at Durham ⓘ
surface form:
Durham Court of Pleas
|
| hasAuthorityOver | subjects within the County Palatine of Durham ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
example of palatine jurisdiction in England
ⓘ
illustrates integration of local courts into national system ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
civil matters
ⓘ
common law actions ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfJurisdiction |
original jurisdiction in civil causes
ⓘ
palatine jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hearsCasesFrom | residents of the County Palatine of Durham ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Durham
ⓘ
Durham ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction |
Durham Palatinate
ⓘ
surface form:
County Palatine of Durham
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| partOf |
Lancaster palatine courts
ⓘ
surface form:
palatine courts of Durham
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| partOfHistoryOf |
County Durham
ⓘ
English legal history ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
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surface form:
High Court of Justice
centralized courts at Westminster ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Bishop of Durham
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palatine authority of Durham ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-19th century England ⓘ |
| usedProcedure | common law procedure ⓘ |
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Subject: Court of Pleas at Durham Description of subject: The Court of Pleas at Durham was a historic English common law court with jurisdiction in the County Palatine of Durham until its functions were absorbed into the national court system in the 19th century.
Referenced by (3)
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