orphans' court
orphans' court is the alternative form of orphan's court.
Meaning of orphan's court
Noun
orphan's court (plural orphan's courts)
- Synonym of probate court.
- The orphan's court is not a court of common law, but a court partaking of the powers of a chancery and perogative jurisdiction, instituted by law to remedy and supply the defects in the powers of the perogative court, with regard to the accountability of executors, administrators and guardians.1816, New Jersey, Supreme Court of Judicature, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of New Jersey, page 155
- Synonyms:
- probate court
Forms of orphans' court
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Questions about orphans' court
- What is orphans' court the alternative form of?
- Orphans' court is the alternative form of orphan's court.
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