Legal Definition and Related Resources of Borough sessions
Meaning of Borough sessions
Courts established in boroughs under the municipal corporations act (5 & 6 Wm. IV. c. 76, amended by 6 & 7 Wm. IV. c. 105, and 6 & 7 Vict. c. 89). They are held by the recorders of the respective boroughs once a quarter, or oftener if they think fit, and at times to be fixed by them. The jurisdiction is over such offenses as are cognizable by the country sessions, whose powers extend to all boroughs which may not have petitioned for a separate court by virtue of section 103 of the municipal corporations act. Wharton.
What does Borough Sessions mean in American Law?
The definition of Borough Sessions in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
Courts of limited criminal jurisdiction in English boroughs.
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