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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