court of record

Example Sentences

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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

This power, unless withdrawn by statute, belongs to any justice of the peace who has authority to hold a court of record, while he is holding one.

From The American Judiciary by Baldwin, Simeon E., LLD

Recognizance.—A recognizance differs from a bond in being entered into before a court of record and thereby becoming an obligation of record.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

In the University of Cambridge, Eng., an officer under the Chancellor, and appointed by him, who holds a court of record for all privileged persons and scholars under the degree of M.A.

From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer