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circuit definition - legal

n

  1. Historically, a judicial district wherein a judge would travel from town to town to preside over hearings.
  2. A judicial district established in some states wherein one or more courts have jurisdiction to hear cases.
  3. One of the twelve judicial districts (along with a special nationwide thirteenth circuit) in which the United States is divided for the appellate review of federal trials by a United States Court of Appeals.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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