county court

noun

: a court in some states that has a designated jurisdiction usually both civil and criminal within the limits of a county

Examples of county court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There is no longer any public trace of Helton’s criminal case in the Ohio county court system; certain nonviolent cases are allowed to be sealed or expunged after a set amount of time has passed. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026

Attempts to make county courts subject to FOIA have been debated at length but not ultimately taken up. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Judges in 53 county courts rely on these volunteers for their insight into the lives of foster children and incarcerated youth. — Kate Durham, Mercury News, 23 June 2026

Mecklenburg District Attorney Spencer Merriweather’s office dismissed those charges less than six months later citing insufficient evidence, county court records show. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1639, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for county court

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

Legal Definition

county court

noun

often capitalized both Cs

: a court in some states that has a designated jurisdiction usually both civil and criminal within the limits of a county