Easter term

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English

The Royal Courts of Justice in London, UK, the seat of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal of England and Wales

Etymology

Easter + term. The word Easter is from Old English ēastre, apparently from Ēastre (the name of a goddess whose festival was celebrated at the vernal equinox), from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ. The Christian feast day of Easter, which falls between 22 March and 25 April, often occurs during this term.

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Noun

Easter term (plural Easter terms)

  1. (law) The third term of the legal year, running from April to May, during which the upper courts of England and Wales, and Ireland, sit to hear cases.
    Coordinate terms: Michaelmas term, Hilary term, Trinity term
  2. (education) The summer term of the University of Cambridge, and other educational institutions, running from April to June; equivalent to Trinity term at the universities of Oxford and Dublin. The term was modelled after the legal term, but does not begin and end on the same dates.
    Coordinate terms: Michaelmas term, Lent term
    • 1813, “University Terms, and How Many are Required to be Kept for each Degree”, in The Oxford University Calendar, for the Year 1813, Oxford: Printed by Munday and Slatter, for J. Parker; and F[rancis] C[harles] and J[ames] Rivington, London, →OCLC, page 65:
      There are four terms in the year, viz. [] 3. Easter term, which begins on the tenth day after Easter Sunday, and ends on the day before Whitsunday.

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References

  1. ^ “Practice Direction 39B – Court Sittings”, in Ministry of Justice, 2014 May 16, archived from the original on 27 March 2016, paragraphs 1.1(1)(c) and 1.1(2).
  2. ^ “Rules of the Superior Courts”, in Courts Service Ireland, 2016 November 9 (last accessed), archived from the original on 1 April 2016, Order 118(1).

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