Courts of conscience
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
English courts for the collection of small debts.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See Courts of Requests. COURT FOR CONSIDERATION OF
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
These were the same as courts of request, (q. v.) This name is also frequently applied to the courts of equity or of chancery, not as a name but as a description. See Harper v. Clayton, 84 Md. 346, 35 AtL 1083, 35 L. H. A. 211, 57 Ain. St Rep. 407. And see Co.N-SCIENCE.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
See Conscience,