circuit court

noun

: a court that sits at two or more places within one judicial district

Examples of circuit court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In a lawsuit filed last month in Miami circuit court, two dozen investors accused Azpurua and his wife, Dania Carmela Azpurua, of deliberately misappropriating funds provided by investors for the development of a La Quinta hotel and of a Tryp hotel in Orlando. Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024 Missouri’s online court database shows that Sandoval challenged his substantiated neglect finding in circuit court on Feb. 16, 2023. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2024 The thinking was that if the laws were debated in different circuit courts and the courts issued conflicting rulings, the Supreme Court would be more likely to take up one of the cases and arbitrate among them. Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 28 May 2024 Commissioners are scheduled to meet with representatives of the Board of Education, sheriff’s office, state’s attorney’s office, circuit court, animal control and Carroll Community College starting at 9 a.m., Tuesday. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for circuit court 

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Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of circuit court was in 1708

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“Circuit court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circuit%20court. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.

Legal Definition

circuit court

noun
: a court that sits in more than one place in a judicial district: as
a
: a state court usually with original jurisdiction and sometimes with appellate jurisdiction
b
: any of the federal courts of appeals
not used technically

Note: Before 1948, the U.S. Courts of Appeals were known as Circuit Courts of Appeals.

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