Court of Exchequer
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The Court of Exchequer was a historic English royal court primarily responsible for managing the Crown’s revenue and later exercising broader judicial functions in common law.
Aliases (4)
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English royal court
→
common law court → court of record → |
| abolishedBy |
Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873
→
Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875 → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Court of Exchequer at Westminster
→
Exchequer of Pleas → |
| appliedLaw |
English common law
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| authorityDerivedFrom |
English Crown
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| buildingType |
courtroom within Westminster Palace complex
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| country |
Kingdom of England
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| developedFrom |
medieval Exchequer system
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| dissolutionDate |
19th century
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| existedFrom |
medieval period
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| function |
hearing common law civil actions
→
hearing revenue disputes involving the Crown → |
| hadMember |
Barons of the Exchequer
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| handled |
cases involving Crown revenue
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disputes between subjects framed as affecting Crown revenue → |
| headedBy |
Chief Baron of the Exchequer
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| historicalRole |
central institution of royal finance
→
major common law court alongside King’s Bench and Common Pleas → |
| influenced |
development of English financial law
→
development of English procedural law → |
| jurisdiction |
England
→
Wales → |
| languageOfRecord |
English
→
Latin → Law French → |
| legalStatus |
superior court of record
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| location |
Westminster Hall
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| mergedInto |
Exchequer Division of the High Court of Justice
→
High Court of Justice → |
| originatedFrom |
royal household Exchequer
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|
| oversaw |
assessment of certain taxes and duties
→
collection of royal debts → |
| partOf |
royal courts at Westminster
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| primaryFunction |
management of Crown revenue
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| procedure |
used legal fictions to extend jurisdiction to ordinary civil disputes
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used writs to bring cases before the court → |
| relatedTo |
Court of Common Pleas
→
Court of King’s Bench → |
| secondaryFunction |
exercise of common law jurisdiction
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|
| subdivision |
Exchequer of Account
→
Exchequer of Pleas → |
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Court of Exchequer
("Court of Exchequer at Westminster")
→
Court of Exchequer ("Exchequer of Pleas") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
→
Judicature Acts → |
replaced |
|
Crown of England
("Exchequer of England")
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associatedWithInstitution |
|
Court of Common Pleas
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distinctFrom |
|
Court of King’s Bench
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hadSupervisoryJurisdiction |
|
English law
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hasHistoricalOrigin |
|
Henry I of England
("Exchequer of England")
→
|
introducedInstitution |
|
Court of Exchequer
("Exchequer Division of the High Court of Justice")
→
|
mergedInto |
|
Lord High Treasurer
→
|
seat |
|
Court of Exchequer
("Exchequer of Pleas")
→
|
subdivision |