court of record
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In fact, past legislative sessions have weathered repeated attempts to require that justices of the peace who preside over a court of record be attorneys.
From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2016
Erskine May says the House of Lords has the power to inflict fines in its capacity as a court of record.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2016
The New York Legislature recently passed a law making the court a court of record, and making all the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure applicable.
From The Man in Court by Wells, Frederic DeWitt
A charter from James I. dated 1622 instituted two bailiffs, fourteen capital burgesses, four justices of the peace, a high steward and under steward, two serjeants-at-mace and a court of record.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
Celebration.—Marriage may be concluded before any minister of the Gospel, judge of a court of record, or justice of the peace.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
