Lancaster palatine courts
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The Lancaster palatine courts were special judicial bodies in the historic County Palatine of Lancaster that exercised many of the legal and administrative powers normally reserved to the royal courts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lancaster palatine courts canonical | 1 |
| palatine courts of Durham | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of law
ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ palatine court ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | royal courts at Westminster ⓘ |
| exercisedPowersOf |
Common Pleas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Exchequer NERFINISHED ⓘ King’s Bench NERFINISHED ⓘ royal courts ⓘ |
| existedIn | historic County Palatine of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
administration of justice
ⓘ
local governance ⓘ |
| governedBy | charters of the Duchy of Lancaster ⓘ |
| grantedBy | English Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedStatus | palatine privileges ⓘ |
| hadJurisdictionOver |
civil matters
ⓘ
criminal matters ⓘ equity matters ⓘ revenue matters ⓘ |
| hadPrivilege |
quasi-regal powers
ⓘ
separate judicial administration ⓘ |
| hadRole | local autonomy from central royal courts ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early modern England
ⓘ
medieval England ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalTradition | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Palatine of Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ |
| partOf | palatine jurisdiction of Lancaster ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chester palatine courts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Palatine of Durham courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | many powers normally reserved to royal courts ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | territorial jurisdiction ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf |
Duchy of Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
palatine courts of Durham