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court of domestic relations

noun Law.

a court, usually with a limited jurisdiction, that handles legal cases involving a family, especially controversies between parent and child or husband and wife.

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Also called domestic-relations court, family court.

Compare juvenile court.

Origin:
1925–30

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court of domestic relations
noun
a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children) [syn: family court]

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