CLOSED COURT

closed court. 1.Hist. The English Court of Common Pleas, open only to serjeants-at-law. • The monopoly of the serjeants-at-law was abolished in 1845. 2. See closed session (3) under SESSION(1). CLOSE DEBATE close debate.Parliamentary law. To pass a motion that ends debate and amendment of a pending question or series of questions. • The synonymous shorthand…

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