territorial court

American  

noun

1. a court established in U.S. territories that is empowered to hear local and federal cases.

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Etymology

Origin of territorial court

First recorded in 1855–60

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territorial court

Morrow is the chief and only judge of the territorial court of Canada's Northwest Territories.

From Time Magazine Archive

The bill also made special provision for writs of error and appeals from the territorial court to the Supreme Court of the United States, in all cases involving title to slaves and personal freedom.

From Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics by Allen Johnson

After Florida became a State and the territorial court a district court of the United States, the Supreme Court refused to entertain an appeal under the statute for want of jurisdiction to review nonjudicial proceedings.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Edward Samuel Corwin

I am tried and condemned by the territorial court.

From Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister, 1857-78 by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

At the conclusion of his speech he made a motion to hold the prisoner for the territorial court and to adjourn, but was voted down without discussion.

From A Daughter of the Snows by Jack London

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