Courts Christian
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Ecclesiastical courts (g. v.)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Ecclesiastical courts. See 5 Rand. (Va.) 627, 16 Am. Dec. 776.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Ecclesiastical courts, which see.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
[L. Lat. curice christianitatis.] The ecclesiastical courts in England are often so called, as distinguished from the civil courts. 1 BL Com. 83. 3 Id. 64. 3 Steph, Com. 430. 2 Inst, 488. Cowell. See Ecclesiastical courts.