Exchequer Chamber

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• exchequer chamber — See court of exchequer chamber …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• exchequer-chamber — …   Useful english dictionary

• Court of Exchequer Chamber — English common law courts before 1830 The Court of Exchequer Chamber was an English appellate court for common law civil actions, prior to the reforms of the Judicature Acts of 1873 1875. The Court heard references from the Ki …   Wikipedia

• Exchequer — Ex*cheq uer, n. [OE. escheker, OF. eichekier, fr. LL. scaccarium. See {Checker}, {Chess}, {Check}.] 1. One of the superior courts of law; so called from a checkered cloth, which covers, or formerly covered, the table. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] Note:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Exchequer bills — Exchequer Ex*cheq uer, n. [OE. escheker, OF. eichekier, fr. LL. scaccarium. See {Checker}, {Chess}, {Check}.] 1. One of the superior courts of law; so called from a checkered cloth, which covers, or formerly covered, the table. [Eng.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Exchequer bonds — Exchequer Ex*cheq uer, n. [OE. escheker, OF. eichekier, fr. LL. scaccarium. See {Checker}, {Chess}, {Check}.] 1. One of the superior courts of law; so called from a checkered cloth, which covers, or formerly covered, the table. [Eng.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• Exchequer of pleas — The Exchequer of Pleas or Exchequer was one of the three common law courts of Medieval and Early Modern England and Wales. The term Exchequer is used where there is no possibility of confusion with the government department of the Exchequer of… …   Wikipedia

• chamber — A room or apartment in a A private repository of money; a treasury. A compartment; a hollow or cavity. @ judges chambers The private room or office of a judge; any place in which a judge hears motions, signs papers, or does other business… …   Black's law dictionary

• chamber — A room or apartment in a A private repository of money; a treasury. A compartment; a hollow or cavity. @ judges chambers The private room or office of a judge; any place in which a judge hears motions, signs papers, or does other business… …   Black's law dictionary

• exchequer — /ekschekar/ That department of the English government which has charge of the collection of the national revenue; the treasury department. It is said to have been so named from the chequered cloth, resembling a chess board, which anciently… …   Black's law dictionary