Lancaster palatine courts

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The Lancaster palatine courts were special judicial bodies in the historic County Palatine of Lancaster that exercised many of the legal and administrative powers normally reserved to the royal courts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of law
judicial body
palatine court
country Kingdom of England
distinctFrom royal courts at Westminster
exercisedPowersOf Common Pleas
Exchequer
King’s Bench
royal courts
existedIn historic County Palatine of Lancaster
function administration of justice
local governance
governedBy charters of the Duchy of Lancaster
grantedBy English Crown
linked to: Kingdom of England
grantedStatus palatine privileges
hadJurisdictionOver civil matters
criminal matters
equity matters
revenue matters
hadPrivilege quasi-regal powers
separate judicial administration
hadRole local autonomy from central royal courts
historicalPeriod early modern England
medieval England
languageOfRecord English
Latin
legalSystem English law
legalTradition common law
locatedIn County Palatine of Lancaster
Lancashire
partOf palatine jurisdiction of Lancaster
region North West England
relatedTo Chester palatine courts
County Palatine of Durham courts
scope many powers normally reserved to royal courts
typeOfJurisdiction territorial jurisdiction
underAuthorityOf Duchy of Lancaster
Duke of Lancaster

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County Palatine of Lancaster hasCourt Lancaster palatine courts
Court of Pleas at Durham partOf palatine courts of Durham
linked to: Lancaster palatine courts
Shire Hall associatedWith Lancashire courts
linked to: Lancaster palatine courts