Special Term
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
A term of court called for a special occasion, as distinguished from the regular terms held at times appointed by law.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In New York practice, that branch of the court which is held by a single judge for hearing and deciding in the first instance motions and causes of equitable nafure is called the "special term," as opposed to the "general term," held by three judges (usually) to hear appeals. Abbott; Grade v. Freeland, 1 N. Y. 232.
Defined under Term in Black's Law Dictionary.