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Definition of County court

County court
3. A count; an earl or lord. [Obs.] --Shak. County commissioners. See Commissioner. County corporate, a city or town having the privilege to be a county by itself, and to be governed by its own sheriffs and other magistrates, irrespective of the officers of the county in which it is situated; as London, York, Bristol, etc. [Eng.] --Mozley & W. County court, a court whose jurisdiction is limited to county. County palatine, a county distinguished by particular privileges; -- so called a palatio (from the palace), because the owner had originally royal powers, or the same powers, in the administration of justice, as the king had in his palace; but these powers are now abridged. The counties palatine, in England, are Lancaster, Chester, and Durham. County rates, rates levied upon the county, and collected by the boards of guardians, for the purpose of defraying the expenses to which counties are liable, such as repairing bridges, jails, etc. [Eng.] County seat, a county town. [U.S.] County sessions, the general quarter sessions of the peace for each county, held four times a year. [Eng.] County town, the town of a county, where the county business is transacted; a shire town.

Meaning of County court from wikipedia

- A county court is a court based in or with a jurisdiction covering one or more counties, which are administrative divisions (subnational entities) within...
- Superior Court of Los Angeles County is the California Superior Court located in Los Angeles County. It is the largest single unified trial court in the...
- of Appeal, the High Court, the Crown Court, the County Court, and the magistrates' courts are administered by His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service...
- In England and Wales, County Court judgments (CCJs) are legal decisions handed down by the County Court. Judgments for monetary sums are entered on the...
- in many counties outside New York City it acts primarily as a court of civil jurisdiction, with most criminal matters handled in County Court. New York...
- County Court bailiffs are employees of His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service and are responsible for enforcing orders of the County Court by recovering...
- The County Court of Victoria is the intermediate court in the Australian state of Victoria. It is equivalent to district courts in the other states. The...
- The Criminal Court of the City of New York is a court of the State Unified Court System in New York City that handles misdemeanors (generally, crimes...
- Dallas County, like all counties in Texas, is governed by a commissioners' court. This court consists of the county judge (the chairperson of the court), who...
- The County Court is a national civil court for England and Wales with unlimited financial jurisdiction. The County Court sits in various County Court buildings...