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county court
noun
: a court in some states that has a designated jurisdiction usually both civil and criminal within the limits of a county
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Benitez Sanchez’s case was one of the first to be unspooled from that backlog once the county courts began to resume normal operations.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
Worldpay started processing debit and credit card payments for Pirch in 2015, according to the complaint, filed in an Ohio county court.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
The ruling is subject to further litigation at a county court and could spark action by the Arizona Legislature to repeal the ban.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
The lawsuit states Sanchez-Mayen should not have been arrested in the first place, noting the criminal trespassing charge was later dismissed by the county court.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1639, in the meaning defined above
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“County court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20court. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
Legal Definition
county court
nounoften capitalized both Cs
: a court in some states that has a designated jurisdiction usually both civil and criminal within the limits of a county
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