Michaelmas term

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈmɪk(ə)lməs ˌtɜːm/

Noun

(law) The first term of the legal year, running from October to December, during which the upper courts of England and Wales, and Ireland, sit to hear cases.

Japanese Meaning

ミカエルマス期：法務年度の最初の期間で、10月から12月まで、イングランド、ウェールズ、アイルランドにおける上級裁判所が裁判を行う期間

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Many barristers prepare their cases carefully during the Michaelmas term when the upper courts reopen to hear new appeals.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

多くの法廷弁護士は、上級裁判所が新たな上訴を審理する10月から12月の法学年最初の期であるミカエルマス学期に備えて、慎重に事件の準備をする。

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(law) The first term of the legal year, running from October to December, during which the upper courts of England and Wales, and Ireland, sit to hear cases.

A Rule was made for the Plaintiff to ſhew Cauſe why the Trial ſhould not be reſpited till Michaelmas Term next upon Affidavits that a material Witneſs for Defendant was gone to Sea, and was not expected home till Auguſt next. […] Per Cur[iam]: Let the Rule be abſolute, it being ſworn that the Witneſs is not expected to return till Auguſt next. The Trial muſt be put off till Michaelmas Term, without farther motion.

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(education) The first academic term of the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin, and other educational institutions, running from October to December; the term was modelled after the legal term, but does not begin and end on the same dates.

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Michaelmas terms

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