Circuit court — is the name of court systems in several common law jurisdictions. Contents 1 History 2 Republic of Ireland 3 United States 3.1 Federal courts of appeals … Wikipedia
Circuit rider (religious) — This page refers to a position within the Methodist Church. For other uses, see Circuit rider (disambiguation). Illustration from The Circuit Rider: A Tale of the Heroic Age by Edward Eggleston depicting a Methodist circuit rider on horseback.… … Wikipedia
Circuit (judicial district) — In law, a circuit is an appellate judicial district used in the court systems of several nations.OriginsFor most of Western history, the majority of people were illiterate; competent lawyers and judges were often in short supply. As England… … Wikipedia
Circuit rider (technology) — This article is about the technology consultants. For other uses, see Circuit rider. The term circuit rider, which has its roots in Methodist preaching, has more recently been applied to technology assistance providers who travel to small non… … Wikipedia
circuit — circuital, adj. /serr kit/, n. 1. an act or instance of going or moving around. 2. a circular journey or one beginning and ending at the same place; a round. 3. a roundabout journey or course. 4. a periodical journey from place to place, to… … Universalium
circuit n — Did you hear about the electrician who became an evangelist? He became known as a circuit riding preacher! … English expressions
circuit — cir·cuit n 1 a: a route formerly taken by traveling judges b: a district established within a state or the federal judicial system see also the judicial system in the back matter 2 cap: the court of appeals for a circuit in the federal judicial… … Law dictionary
Circuit de Monaco — Coordinates: 43°44′5″N 7°25′14″E / 43.73472°N 7.42056°E / 43.73472; 7.42056 … Wikipedia
Circuit (administrative division) — A circuit (道 ; Chinese: dào; Japanese: dō) was a historical political division of China, and is still a Japanese one. In Korea, the same word 道 (도; do) is translated as province . Contents 1 China 2 Japan … Wikipedia
United States circuit court — Not to be confused with the current United States courts of appeals. The United States circuit courts were the original intermediate level courts of the United States federal court system. They were established by the Judiciary Act of 1789. They… … Wikipedia