Legal Definition and Related Resources of Borough courts
Meaning of Borough courts
In English law. Private courts of limited jurisdiction held in particular districts by prescription, charter, or act of parliament, for the prosecution of petty suits. 19 Geo. III. c. 70; 3 Wm. IV. c. 74; 3 Bl. Comm. 80.
What does Borough Courts mean in American Law?
The definition of Borough Courts in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
Courts of record but of limited jurisdiction in boroughs, especially older English ones. In modern England, they were little used, and were abolished as of 1974.
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