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Curia
[Latin, Court.] A judicial tribunal or court convened in the sovereign's palace to dispense justice. A court that exercised jurisdiction over civil matters, as distinguished from religious matters, which were determined by ecclesiastical courts, a system of courts in England that were held by authority of the sovereign and had jurisdiction over matters concerning the religion and ritual of the established church.
In England the tribunal of the king's justice was the curia regis, so named because the king originally presided over its proceedings.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
CURIA. A court of justice.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.