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Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A court held by the twenty-four jurats in the marshes of Kent, and summoned by the bailiffs, whereby orders were made to lay and levy taxes, impose penalties, etc., for the preservation of the said marshes. Enc. Lond.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A court held in the marshes of Kent, England.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A court held by the twenty-four jurats in the marshes of Kent and summoned by the bailiffs. It made orders for levying taxes, and imposing penalties for the preservation of marshes. M. & W.; Ency. Lond.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A court held by tha twenty-four jurats in the marshes of Kent, and summoned by the bailiffs, whereby orders were made to lay and levy taxes, impose penalties, ete., for the preservation of the said marshes. Ene. Lond.