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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Authorities arrested Victoria Goodwin, 32, on March 6 on suspicion of two felony charges: solicitation to commit murder and conspiring to commit murder, according to county court records.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Daniels and the women’s other attorneys opted to respond with Friday’s lawsuit in county court because the federal judgment did not prohibit them from further pursuing claims of negligence against the officers, Daniels said.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
Mary got a domestic violence restraining order against Nathan on Feb. 9, 2024, Broward county court records reveal.
—David J. Neal and, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
What to know about replacing it The six-floor building once housed the central police station, the city and county courts, the city and county jails and the County Sheriff’s office.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Daniels and the women’s other attorneys opted to respond with Friday’s lawsuit in county court because the federal judgment did not prohibit them from further pursuing claims of negligence against the officers, Daniels said.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
Mary got a domestic violence restraining order against Nathan on Feb. 9, 2024, Broward county court records reveal.
—David J. Neal and, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
What to know about replacing it The six-floor building once housed the central police station, the city and county courts, the city and county jails and the County Sheriff’s office.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for county court
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“County court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20court. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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