circuit court

noun

: a court that sits at two or more places within one judicial district

Examples of circuit court in a Sentence

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The issue of filing deadlines wasn't argued before the Supreme Court, nor the circuit court, Wood said. Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025 Prior to this law, the state's highest court has been constituted of the judges that sat on the state's circuit courts. Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025 The delayed sentencing hearing is set for April 15 in the circuit court. Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025 In a complaint filed in Miami circuit court Monday, historian and activist Marvin Dunn accused Miami Dade College of violating Florida’s public transparency laws in its quick decision last month to hand over prime downtown real estate to the state. Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for circuit court

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of circuit court was in 1708

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“Circuit court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circuit%20court. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

Legal Definition

circuit court

noun
: a court that sits in more than one place in a judicial district: as
a
: a state court usually with original jurisdiction and sometimes with appellate jurisdiction
b
: any of the federal courts of appeals
not used technically

Note: Before 1948, the U.S. Courts of Appeals were known as Circuit Courts of Appeals.

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