Courts of Request
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Inferior courts, in England, having local jurisdiction in claims for small debts, established in various parts of the kingdom by special acts of parliament. They were abolished in 1846, and the modern county courts (q. v.) took their place. 3 Steph. Comin. 283.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Inferior courts, in England, having local jurisdiction in claims for small debts, established in various parts of the kingdom by special acts of parliament. ‘They were abolished in 1846, and the modern county courts (g. v.) took their place. 3 Steph. Comm. 283.