circuit court of appeals

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noun

any of the courts of appeals in the U.S. federal judicial system before 1948.

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Origin of circuit court of appeals

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

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How to use circuit court of appeals in a sentence

Unless there is a court decision that changes our law, we are OK.
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On Dec. 30, she filed a similar lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court.
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Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.
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He added: “People say he deserves his day in court… Do we have enough time?”
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The court ruled she lacked the maturity to make her own medical decisions.
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M'Bongo and his whole court are now clothed, I am happy to say, at least to a certain extent.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
When I was at Portugal, there was held at that time the court of justice of the Inquisition.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
He also states that the Audiencia is virtually non-existent, and so there is no high court in which justice may be sought.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Rene le Pays, a French poet, died; well known at court by his miscellanies.
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In the court-yard of the hotel was standing the voiture, which had come in some twenty minutes before us.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various