Heritable jurisdictions
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Grants of criminal jurisdiction formerly bestowed on great families in Scotland, to facilitate the administration of justice. Whishaw. Abolished in effect by St. 20 Geo. II. c. 50. Tomlins
Defined under Heritable in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In Scotch law. Grants of criminal jurisdiction formerly bestowed on great families in Scotland, to facilitate the administration of jus-