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: a sitting of justices of the peace for the trial of cases or the exercise of other assigned powers —usually used in plural

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“Session of the peace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/session%20of%20the%20peace. Accessed 4 Aug. 2021.

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