Table of Seven (Septemvirate)

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The Table of Seven, or Septemvirate, was a high appellate judicial body in the Kingdom of Hungary composed of seven prominent nobles who adjudicated important legal cases.

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Table of Seven (Septemvirate) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high appellate court
judicial body
alternativeName Septemvirate
Table of Seven
associatedWith Hungarian monarchy
linked to: Kingdom of Hungary

Hungarian nobility
country Kingdom of Hungary
decisionEffect binding judgments
decisionMakingProcess collegial adjudication
function adjudication of appeals
governedBy laws of the Kingdom of Hungary
historicalRegion Central Europe
jurisdiction important legal cases
languageOfProceedings Latin
legalAuthority appellate jurisdiction over lower courts
legalSystem Hungarian legal system
legalTradition feudal legal system
levelInJudiciary high appellate level
memberComposition prominent nobles
memberCountFixed true
natureOfBody collegial court
numberOfMembers 7
primaryPurpose ensure uniform application of law
role final review of significant disputes
seat Kingdom of Hungary (exact city uncertain)
selectionBasisForMembers noble status
prominence in the kingdom
socialStatusOfJudges high nobility
typeOfCases important civil cases
important criminal cases

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Hungarian nobility keyInstitution Table of Seven (Septemvirate)