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Scyregemote

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

The name of a court the principal court among the Saxons. It was holden twice a year for determining all causes, both ecclesiastical and secular. SE DEFENDENDO (Lat.) Defending himself. Homicide se defendendo may be justifiable. See "Self-Defense."

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In Saxon law. The meeting or court of the shire. This was the most important court in the Saxon polity, having jurisdiction of both ecclesiastical and secular causes. Its meetings were held twice in the year. Its Latin name was "curia comitatis."