BREAST OF THE COURT
\bɹˈɛst ɒvðə kˈɔːt], \bɹˈɛst ɒvðə kˈɔːt], \b_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_t ɒ_v_ð_ə k_ˈɔː_t]\
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A metaphorical expression, signifying the conscience, discretion, or recollection of the judge. During the term of a court, the record is said to remain "in the breast of the judges of the court and in their remembrance." Co. Litt. 200a; 3 Bl. Comm. 407.
By Henry Campbell Black
