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minus-squarelinearchaos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 months ago courts of law. There are always courts of law! Just somtimes it’s the king in his court making up the law…
minus-squarebamboo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoThose are usually referred to as “the king’s courts”, and “court of law” specifically distinguishes that the court is based on law rather than the king.
minus-squareInverseParallax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Chamber
There are always courts of law! Just somtimes it’s the king in his court making up the law…
Those are usually referred to as “the king’s courts”, and “court of law” specifically distinguishes that the court is based on law rather than the king.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Chamber