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General Court

 
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–noun
1. the state legislature of Massachusetts or New Hampshire.
2. (in colonial New England) any of various local assemblies having both legislative and judicial powers.
Origin:
1620–30, Americanism
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General Court  
n.  

  1. A legislative body having judicial powers in colonial New England.

  2. The state legislature of Massachusetts or New Hampshire.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: General Court
Function: noun
: a legislative assembly; specifically : the state legislature in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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