court of claims
Americannoun
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a court specialized in adjudicating claims against the federal government and its agencies.
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a special state court specialized in adjudicating claims against the state, its subdivisions, and its agencies.
Etymology
Origin of court of claims
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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A U.S. court of claims ruled for the insurers, but a federal appeals court reversed that decision and said Congress had the final word on whether to appropriate money to pay for earlier promises.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2019
Last June the State Court of Appeals sent the case back to the court of claims for retrial.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2013
A federal court of claims judge awarded $5.6 million for the lost timber and $176,428 to regenerate the forestry habitat.
From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2012
Pewee sued in the court of claims, was awarded $2,241.26, the amount of the increased labor costs.
From Time Magazine Archive
A court of claims was erected, consisting altogether of English commissioners, who had no connection with any of the parties into which Ireland was divided.
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. by Hume, David
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