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GCSE History · key term
A court exercising non-religious legal authority, rather than the authority of the Church.
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A court administered by non-religious authorities rather than the Church.
Revise: Nature of Law Enforcement and PunishmentChurch courts continued from the medieval period, initially trying clergy and people who claimed benefit of clergy. This allowed an accused person to be tried in a Church court, where punishments were generally more lenient than in secular courts. Secular courts were run by non-religious authorities.
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A secular court exercised legal authority outside the Church. There were several levels of secular justice, rather than one court dealing with every offence.
A court exercising non-religious legal authority, such as a royal court.