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

In July 2023, Kapoor was forced to step down as Location Ventures’ CEO as the company’s board of directors installed an interim leader, a former Miami-Dade circuit court judge, to assess its assets and liabilities while considering liquidations. —Jay Weaver june 6, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026

His next court date is set for July 29, Kane County circuit court records show. —Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026

The document said that Renshaw initially filed a complaint regarding the incident in a county circuit court on March 5, 2025. —Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

Former Harford County Council member Aaron Penman inched closer Friday to potentially being returned to his former seat during a hearing in circuit court. —Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for circuit court

• heliport
• nonsupport
• reexport
• teleport
• ultrashort
• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort

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.