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Courts (judicial bodies)

Scope note

Use for organs of government belonging to the judiciary established by law to hear cases, petitions, and other causes, and publicly administer justice, whether military, ecclesiastical, or relating to the statutory or common law of the land.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000252735

Narrower Terms used

district courts
courts of chancery

Equivalent Terms used

court (judicial body)

Created

13yrs ago

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