The General Court superintended the affairs of both town and church.
As the towns increased in number, a General Court, or legislative assembly, was established by the colony, in which each town was represented.
In the ecclesiastical system each church was self-governing, except as the General Court was over all.
It has been my intention to forward charges of a serious nature against you, and to urge your trial by general court-martial.
Blake was but a "casual" at Fort Cushing at the moment, summoned thither as a witness before a general court-martial then in session, but there was nothing casual in his friendship for Bob Lanier.
Instead of ordering a general court to try Lieutenant Lanier, they have ordered a colonel out to try me, by gad!
By a resolution of a general court, held in September last, the company declared, that they would make a dividend on the 5th of July, then next following, of 5l.
A week later there was held a General Court of the Company, at which the Duke of York was chosen to succeed Rupert in the governorship.
On the receipt of the report, a General Court of the Adventurers was held on September 26th.
On this date the Governor prorogued the General Court to meet again September 30.
The Crown covenants, that a Great & General Court shall be held, every last Wednesday in May for ever; The Crown therefore, doubtless is bound by this Covenant.
To raise the stock still higher, it was declared, in a general court of directors, on the 21st of April, that the midsummer dividend should be ten per cent, and that all subscriptions should be entitled to the same.
To prevent, if possible, the utter extinction of public confidence in their proceedings, the directors summoned a general court of the whole corporation, to meet in Merchant Tailors' Hall on the 8th of September.
For many years he represented this Town in General Court.
He represented the town in General Court, and held many important civil and military offices.
Prisoners awaiting trial by, or undergoing sentence of, a general court-martial and those confined for serious offenses will be kept apart, when practicable, from those confined by sentence of an inferior court or for minor offenses.
A man from one of the new regular regiments had been sentenced by a general court-martial to be shot for desertion.
Some soldiers who had deserted were recaptured and tried by a general court-martial, which sentenced them to receive thirty-nine lashes on their bare backs, laid on with a rawhide.
The murderer was incarcerated in Washington and was speedily tried by a general court-martial which sentenced him to be hanged.
To raise the stock still higher, it was declared, in a general court of directors, on the 21st of April, that the midsummer dividend should be ten per cent.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "general court" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
