court of sessions

American  

noun

1. any of state courts of criminal jurisdiction in California, New York, and a few other states.

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Etymology

Origin of court of sessions

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

The court of sessions judgement on Brexit will be out at 12.45pm, the lawyer Jolyon Maugham says.

From The Guardian • Oct. 7, 2019

The fear of removal is the only check to these quasi offences; and as the court of sessions does not originate the town authorities, it cannot remove functionaries whom it does not appoint.

From American Institutions and Their Influence by Tocqueville, Alexis de

Nine years later, 1806, through family influence he was appointed, at a good salary, to one of the chief clerkships in the Scottish court of sessions.

From The Prose Marmion A Tale of the Scottish Border by Jenkins, Sara D.

But it is in the court of sessions that they exercise their most important functions.

From American Institutions and Their Influence by Tocqueville, Alexis de

It must be observed that in the state of Massachusetts the court of sessions is at the same time an administrative body, properly so called, and a political tribunal.

From American Institutions and Their Influence by Tocqueville, Alexis de