county court

noun

: a court in some states that has a designated jurisdiction usually both civil and criminal within the limits of a county

Examples of county court in a Sentence

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Online county court records show that Lutzenberger posted a $30,000 bond and was released from the Bexar County Adult Detention Center. Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024 Judges in Colorado are appointed to the bench in state and county courts, rather than elected. Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024 No hearing dates have yet been scheduled for his case, according to online county court records. Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 18 Oct. 2024 Earlier this year, Hernandez-Thorpe successfully petitioned the county court to add Hernandez to his legal surname, as a way to honor the Mexican immigrants who raised him. Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for county court 

Word History

First Known Use

1639, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of county court was in 1639

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“County court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20court. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Legal Definition

county court

noun
often capitalized both Cs
: a court in some states that has a designated jurisdiction usually both civil and criminal within the limits of a county
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