justice's court
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of justice's court
First recorded in 1520–30
Example Sentences
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Why is the jurisdiction of a justice's court limited?
From Elements of Civil Government by Alexander L. Peterman
A sheriff is to these courts what a constable is to a justice's court.
From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Andrew W. Young
What can a gentleman do in a justice's court?
From With the Procession by Henry Blake Fuller
He had seen Catharine's husband, in the justice's court, and the next day, in the convict gang behind Turner's buggy.
From The Colonel's Dream by Charles W. (Charles Waddell) Chesnutt
That I believe in; but that is down in the justice's court.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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