A US legal term for a county court held four times per year, common in the 18th and 19th centuries as the primary forum for local civil and criminal matters. The quarterly sessions gave communities regular access to judicial proceedings. Now largely historical as court structures have changed, but still referenced in legal history.
The dispute over the boundary fence was finally settled at the quarterly court in March.
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(US) a county court held every three months.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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