A court or judicial assembly, especially referring to the Roman Senate or assemblies acting in a judicial capacity.
Latin 'curia' meaning senate house or court, originally referring to the divisions of ancient Roman citizens. The term has been preserved in legal Latin throughout English jurisprudence.
In the phrase 'in open curiam' (in open court), lawyers still use this 2,000-year-old Latin word every day—a direct linguistic time capsule from ancient Rome.
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