quarter sessions

/ˌkwɔrdər ˈsɛʃənz/
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Definitions of quarter sessions
  1. noun
    a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions
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    type of:
    court, judicature, tribunal
    an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
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