Synedrion

Synedrion or Synhedrion (Greek: συνέδριον, "sitting together," hence "assembly" or "council"; , sanhedrin) is a Greek word for an assembly that holds formal sessions. The latinized form is synedrium.Depending on the widely varied constitutions, it applied to diverse representative and/or judiciary organs of Greek and hellenistic city states and treaty organisations.
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