The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier Incorporated, 1996 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Court , a probate court and a juvenile court in the city and county of Denver , district courts , county courts , and municipal courts . Political Divisions . The counties perform local functions on behalf of the state and also provide ...
... Court , a probate court and a juvenile court in the city and county of Denver , district courts , county courts , and municipal courts . Political Divisions . The counties perform local functions on behalf of the state and also provide ...
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... courts offered a more rational inquiry into what had happened by calling on people who had first- hand knowledge of the facts to be decided . This was the beginning of trial by jury . At first the jurors were neighbor - witnesses who ...
... courts offered a more rational inquiry into what had happened by calling on people who had first- hand knowledge of the facts to be decided . This was the beginning of trial by jury . At first the jurors were neighbor - witnesses who ...
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... courts administering two separate bodies of substantive law by two differing procedures . Sometimes a litigant had to go to both of them in order to fully vindicate his legal rights , and sometimes he went to one only to learn that he ...
... courts administering two separate bodies of substantive law by two differing procedures . Sometimes a litigant had to go to both of them in order to fully vindicate his legal rights , and sometimes he went to one only to learn that he ...
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