circuit court

noun

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

Examples of circuit court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Requests for comment sent to the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office and the local circuit court clerk were not immediately returned. — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026

Jeffrey Mosteller, 66, pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter in Oakland County circuit court in Michigan on Monday. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

The conflicting rulings from the 3rd and 9th circuit courts have provided an opportunity for the Supreme Court to get involved and review which regulator should have oversight of prediction markets, Bank of America said in a Monday note. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Woods pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence in the case in Martin County circuit court, just north of Palm Beach County. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for circuit court

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• nonsupport
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• teleport
• ultrashort
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• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
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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.