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county court
noun
- (in the U.S.)
- an administrative board in counties in some states.
- a judicial tribunal in some states with jurisdiction extending over one or more counties.
- (in England)
- the lowest civil tribunal, having limited jurisdiction, mostly for the recovery of small debts.
- (formerly) the assembly of local residents who met periodically in each county under the presidency of the sheriff to transact the judicial and administrative business of the county.
county court
noun
- (in England) a local court exercising limited jurisdiction in civil matters
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Word History and Origins
Origin of county court1
First recorded in 1525–35
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Example Sentences
At the Seminole County Court, the Stakes case was recorded as Number 52012mm00266A.
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The modern castle is a massive, rambling, brown-stone building less than a hundred years old, now servingPg 161 as a county court.
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Its five judges unanimously sustained the action of the Jefferson county court.
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The only proper way to prevent these vexatious lawsuits is to hang the Judge of the County Court.
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The local commissioners of the county court, later called "justices," provided what justice existed on the Eastern Shore.
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The question, as the committee have stated it, will turn on the character of those who were suitors to the county court.
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