court of domestic relations
–noun Law. | a court, usually with a limited jurisdiction, that handles legal cases involving a family, esp. controversies between parent and child or husband and wife. |
Origin: 1925–30
Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
court of domestic re·la·tionsoften cap C&D&R : FAMILY COURT
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