circuit court

noun

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

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But the unions had shopped for the right venue for their new case, putting it before Dane County circuit court judge Jacob Frost, who dutifully ruled Act 10 unconstitutional last year. The Editors, National Review, 25 Feb. 2025 If the board upholds Forté’s recommendation, the detective can appeal to the circuit court. Donna McGuire, Cummings, and Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025 The Trump administration will likely appeal to a federal circuit court and the case could reach the U.S. Supreme Court, given that several states are involved in the conflict. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025 Having lost one of those cases, the Trump administration has already appealed to the circuit courts. Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for circuit court

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 3 Mar. 2025.

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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