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Privy Council  

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  • The Privy Council is a descendant of England's Curia Regis, the royal court made up of persons holding lands directly from the Crown, that at one time had great power as adviser to the Crown. In addition to the council's advisory function, it exercised important judicial functions. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; Privy Council]

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