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*A division of a provincial superior or supreme court in Canada. The court hears serious civil and criminal cases and has the authority to grant divorces. Also called Court of King's Bench if the reigning monarch is a king and also called Trial Division. | *A division of a provincial superior or supreme court in Canada. The court hears serious civil and criminal cases and has the authority to grant divorces. Also called Court of King's Bench if the reigning monarch is a king and also called Trial Division. | ||
Court of Requests, England | ===== Court of Requests, England ===== | ||
*A court used to recover small debts, intended originally for use by the poor. It was abolished in 1642, and its function was taken over by county Quarter Sessions courts. | |||
===== Court of schouts and schepens, New Netherland ===== | ===== Court of schouts and schepens, New Netherland ===== | ||