territorial court

territorial court definition - legal

n

A court created by Congress under Article IV of the Constitution of the United States that endows Congress with the power to make rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property of the United States.

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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