ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS
\ɪklˌiːzɪˈastɪkə͡l kˈɔːts], \ɪklˌiːzɪˈastɪkəl kˈɔːts], \ɪ_k_l_ˌiː_z_ɪ__ˈa_s_t_ɪ_k_əl k_ˈɔː_t_s]\
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English law. Courts held by the king's authority as supreme governor of the church, for matters which chiefly concern religion.
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There are ten courts which may be ranged under this class. 1. The Archdeacon's Court. 2. The Consistory Court. 3. The Court of Arches. 4. The Court of Peculiars. 5. The Prerogative Court. 6. The Court of Delegates, which is the great court of appeals in all ecclesiastical causes. 7. The Court of Convocation. 8. The Court of Audience. 9. The Court of Faculties. 10. The Court of Commissioners of Review.
By John Bouvier
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