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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK Definition & Legal Meaning

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The oldest court in the state of New York. Its jurisdiction is unlimited as respects amount, but restricted to the city and county of New York as respects locality. It has also appellate jurisdiction of cases tried in the marine court and district courts of New York city. Rap. & L.

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