domestic-relations court

domestic-relations court
/deuh mes"tik ri lay"sheuhnz/.
[1935-40]

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  • domestic-relations court — /deuh mes tik ri lay sheuhnz/. See court of domestic relations. [1935 40] …   Useful english dictionary

  • court of domestic relations — court of domestic re·la·tions often cap C&D&R: family court Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

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  • court of domestic relations — Law. a court, usually with a limited jurisdiction, that handles legal cases involving a family, esp. controversies between parent and child or husband and wife. Also called domestic relations court, family court. Cf. juvenile court. [1925 30] * * …   Universalium

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