What is DURHAM? Definition of DURHAM in Black's Law Dictionary – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
A county palatine in England, the jurisdiction of which was vested in the Bishop of Durham until the statute 6 & 7 Wm. IV. c. 19, vested it as a separate franchise and royalty in the crown. The jurisdiction of the Durham court of pleas was transferred to the supreme court of judicature by the judicature act of 1873.
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