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parlement[pAr´lumunt, Fr. pArlumAN´] Pronunciation Key, in French history, the chief judicial body under the ancien rEgime. The parlement consisted of a number of separate chambers: the central pleading chamber, called the Grand-Chambre; the Chambre des RequEtes (to deal with petitions) and the Chambre des EnquEtes (to handle inquests); the Chambre de la Tournelle (to settle criminal cases); and finally the Chambre de l'Edit (to process Huguenot affairs), which was active only in the 16th and 17th cent.
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