circuit courts

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plural form of circuit court
circuit court
A court that sits at more than one location in the district that it serves
circuit court
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circuit court
1 The name used for the principal trial court in many states In the federal system, appellate courts are organized into thirteen circuits Eleven of these cover different geographical areas of the country- for example, the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit covers Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington The remaining circuits are the District of Columbia Circuit and the Federal Circuit, (which hears patent, customs and other specialized cases based on subject matter) The term derives from an age before mechanized transit, when judges and lawyers rode the "circuit" of their territory to hold court in various places 2 A court that sits at two or more places within one judicial district 3 One of several courts in a given jurisdiction; a part of a system of federal courts extending over one or more counties or districts formerly listed as U S courts of appeals
circuit court
The jury trial level court in Tennessee, handing both civil matters and all criminal jury trials and where all felonies must be handled, although in the state's larger counties special Circuit Court level courts exist called Criminal Court, handling exclusively criminal matters
circuit court
{i} court that sits at two or more locations within a particular judicial district
circuit court
A state court that holds sessions at several different places within a judicial district. a court of law that meets in small towns within a particular area whenever a judge visits from a larger town
circuit court
one of several courts in a given jurisdiction; a part of a system of courts
circuit court
The trial court in Michigan which ears many types of cases Domestic relations actions are tried in this court
circuit courts

    Hyphenation

    cir·cuit courts

    Turkish pronunciation

    sırkıt kôrts

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsərkət ˈkôrts/ /ˈsɜrkət ˈkɔːrts/
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