- county court
- noun Date: 1639 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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County Court — n often cap both Cs: a court in some states that has a designated jurisdiction usu. both civil and criminal within the limits of a county Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. County Court … Law dictionary
County court — County Coun ty (koun t[y^]), n.; pl. {Counties} ( t[i^]z). [F. comt[ e], fr. LL. comitatus. See {Count}.] 1. An earldom; the domain of a count or earl. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
county court — ➔ court1 * * * county court UK US noun [C] ► LAW in England and Wales, and some parts of the US, a local law court that deals with cases that do not involve serious crimes … Financial and business terms
County Court — bezeichnet: County Court (England und Wales), ein Gericht in England und Wales County Court (Victoria), ein Gericht in Australien Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
county court — n a local court of law. In Britain county courts deal with private quarrels between people rather than with serious crimes. In the US they also deal with less important criminal cases … Dictionary of contemporary English
county court — county courts N COUNT A county court is a local court which deals with private disputes between people, but does not deal with serious crimes. [BRIT] … English dictionary
county court — ► NOUN 1) (in England and Wales) a judicial court for civil cases. 2) US a court for civil and criminal cases … English terms dictionary
County-Court — (spr. kauntĭ kōrt, abgekürzt C. C., »Grafschaftsgericht«) bezeichnet in England einen etwa dem deutschen Landgericht entsprechenden Gerichtshof mit besoldetem Richter, in den Vereinigten Staaten aber die Versammlung der Friedensrichter,… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
county court — noun count or uncount a local court of law in the U.K. and in some U.S. COUNTIES that deals with minor legal issues but not serious crimes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
County Court — This article is part of the series: Courts of England and Wales Law of England and Wales … Wikipedia
county court — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms county court : singular county court plural county courts legal a local court of law in the UK and in some US counties, that deals with minor legal issues but not serious crimes … English dictionary
