Meaning of law term in English:
law term
noun
BritishA period appointed for the sitting of law courts.
‘However, the court lists are crowded for the period between now and the end of the present law term, July 31, and a judge may not be free.’- ‘Once again, the Chief Justice used the annual platform of the start of the law term to address the highest judicial and national concerns.’
- ‘The case will now be put on a cause list and for a new trial date, which is expected to be in the new law term.’
- ‘He referred to his many addresses he delivered during the law term opening of the years in question, and he invited the group to review and examine his statements.’
- ‘At Tyburn there were about 140 such executions every year, taking place in grisly clusters during the four law terms when the courts were sitting.’
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