county court

English

Noun

county court (plural county courts)

1. (UK, except Scotland) A civil court which deals with civil cases, such as divorce.
2. (US) A court which handles both civil and criminal cases.
3. (Australia, specifically, Victoria) An intermediate court; a district court.

Related terms

• civil court
• (US) quarterly court

References

• “county court”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.