court of domestic relations

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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.

Compare juvenile court.

Origin of court of domestic relations

First recorded in 1925–30

Also called domestic-relations court, family court.

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