Table of Seven (Septemvirate)

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The Table of Seven, or Septemvirate, was a high appellate judicial body in the Kingdom of Hungary composed of seven prominent nobles who adjudicated important legal cases.

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Table of Seven (Septemvirate) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high appellate court ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
alternativeName Septemvirate ⓘ
Table of Seven ⓘ
associatedWith Hungarian monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Hungary

Hungarian nobility ⓘ
country Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
decisionEffect binding judgments ⓘ
decisionMakingProcess collegial adjudication ⓘ
function adjudication of appeals ⓘ
governedBy laws of the Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
historicalRegion Central Europe ⓘ
jurisdiction important legal cases ⓘ
languageOfProceedings Latin ⓘ
legalAuthority appellate jurisdiction over lower courts ⓘ
legalSystem Hungarian legal system ⓘ
legalTradition feudal legal system ⓘ
levelInJudiciary high appellate level ⓘ
memberComposition prominent nobles ⓘ
memberCountFixed true ⓘ
natureOfBody collegial court ⓘ
numberOfMembers 7 ⓘ
primaryPurpose ensure uniform application of law ⓘ
role final review of significant disputes ⓘ
seat Kingdom of Hungary (exact city uncertain) ⓘ
selectionBasisForMembers noble status ⓘ
prominence in the kingdom ⓘ
socialStatusOfJudges high nobility ⓘ
typeOfCases important civil cases ⓘ
important criminal cases ⓘ

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Hungarian nobility → keyInstitution → Table of Seven (Septemvirate) ⓘ