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 ===== Peculiar court, England and Wales  =====
-*An English court with jurisdiction over a parish or group of parishes. Peculiar courts frequently handled probates. A peculiar parish is not under the control of the archdeacon or bishop in whose area the parish is located because a church dignitary in the parish owns land within the diocese of another bishop.
+*In the Church of England: a parish, church, chapel, or ecclesiastical court exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it is physically located. A Peculiar court is a local court authorized to handle probate matters outside the jurisdiction of the archdeacon and bishop for the surrounding area.<br>
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