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

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 Corwin, Edward Samuel

The decisions of the territorial court regarding slavery would now be final.

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

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 Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson)

The first territorial court in Washington county was held Aug. 13, 1849, Judge Aaron Goodrich, presiding; Judge David Cooper, associate.

From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by Folsom, William Henry Carman