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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.
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Also called domestic-relations court, family court.
Compare juvenile court.
Origin of court of domestic relations
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby court of domestic relations
court-martial, Court of Appeal, court of appeals, court of claims, court of common pleas, court of domestic relations, court of equity, Court of Exchequer, court of first instance, court of general sessions, court of honor
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