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.
Words nearby county court
county agent, county board, county borough, county clerk, county commissioner, county court, county fair, county farm, county home, county palatine, county seat
Origin of county court
First recorded in 1525–35
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Examples from the Web for county court
And the expense of trying a suit before the justices in eyre might not be very much greater than in the county-court.
In those days we thought an Indian Judgeship about equal to a county-court judgeship at home.
Night and Day|Virginia WoolfI passed to the county-court, and looked over the docket—no new divorce cases met my gaze.
They were permitted to decide petty suits among themselves, but for more important matters were to repair to the county-court.
British Dictionary definitions for county court
county court
noun
(in England) a local court exercising limited jurisdiction in civil matters
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