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 between the marriage partners.
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Origin of court of domestic relations
First recorded in 1925–30
Also called domestic-relations court, family court.
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