ALL meanings of quarter sessions
quar·ter Ses·sions
Q q - noun quarter sessions an English court of general criminal jurisdiction for crimes less than homicide, held quarterly. 1
- noun quarter sessions (in the U.S.) a court with limited criminal jurisdiction, having local administrative powers in some states. 1
- noun quarter sessions (in England and Wales, formerly) a criminal court held four times a year before justices of the peace or a recorder, empowered to try all but the most serious offences and to hear appeals from petty sessions. Replaced in 1972 by crown courts 0
- noun quarter sessions (in Scotland, formerly) a court held by justices of the peace four times a year, empowered to hear appeals from justice of the peace courts and to deal with some licensing matters: abolished in 1975 0
- noun quarter sessions a local court, as in England or the U.S., that sits quarterly; specif., an English local court having civil and criminal jurisdiction, except in cases involving the most serious crimes 0