Quarter sessions
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QUARTER SESSIONS. A court bearing this name, mostly invested with the trial
of criminals. It takes its name from sitting quarterly or once in three
months.
2. The English courts of quarter sessions were erected during the reign
of Edward III. Vide Stat. 36 Edward III. Crabb's Eng. L. 278.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.