Vierschaar
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Vierschaar
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A Vierschaar is a historical term for a tribunal in the Netherlands. Before the separation of lawmaking, law enforcement, and justice duties, the government of every town was administered by a senate formed of two, three, or sometimes four burgomasters, and a certain number of sheriffs, so that the number of sitting judges was generally seven. The term Vierschaar means literally "foursquare", so called from the four-square dimensions of the benches in use by the sitting judges. The four benches
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vierschaar
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2021-08-03T16:57:35Z
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