Lancaster palatine courts

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The Lancaster palatine courts were special judicial bodies in the historic County Palatine of Lancaster that exercised many of the legal and administrative powers normally reserved to the royal courts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of law ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
palatine court ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
distinctFrom royal courts at Westminster ⓘ
exercisedPowersOf Common Pleas ⓘ
Exchequer ⓘ
King’s Bench ⓘ
royal courts ⓘ
existedIn historic County Palatine of Lancaster ⓘ
function administration of justice ⓘ
local governance ⓘ
governedBy charters of the Duchy of Lancaster ⓘ
grantedBy English Crown ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of England
grantedStatus palatine privileges ⓘ
hadJurisdictionOver civil matters ⓘ
criminal matters ⓘ
equity matters ⓘ
revenue matters ⓘ
hadPrivilege quasi-regal powers ⓘ
separate judicial administration ⓘ
hadRole local autonomy from central royal courts ⓘ
historicalPeriod early modern England ⓘ
medieval England ⓘ
languageOfRecord English ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
legalSystem English law ⓘ
legalTradition common law ⓘ
locatedIn County Palatine of Lancaster ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ
partOf palatine jurisdiction of Lancaster ⓘ
region North West England ⓘ
relatedTo Chester palatine courts ⓘ
County Palatine of Durham courts ⓘ
scope many powers normally reserved to royal courts ⓘ
typeOfJurisdiction territorial jurisdiction ⓘ
underAuthorityOf Duchy of Lancaster ⓘ
Duke of Lancaster ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

County Palatine of Lancaster → hasCourt → Lancaster palatine courts ⓘ
Court of Pleas at Durham → partOf → palatine courts of Durham ⓘ
linked to: Lancaster palatine courts
Shire Hall → associatedWith → Lancashire courts ⓘ
linked to: Lancaster palatine courts