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circuit split

circuit split noun: in United States federal courts, the situation where two or more circuit courts provide conflicting rulings on the same legal issue.

Noun

circuit split (plural circuit splits)

  1. In United States federal courts, the situation where two or more circuit courts provide conflicting rulings on the same legal issue.
    • The existence of a circuit split is one of the factors that the Supreme Court considers when deciding whether to grant review of a case.

Forms of circuit split

pluralcircuit splits

Questions about circuit split

What does circuit split mean?
Circuit split means in United States federal courts, the situation where two or more circuit courts provide conflicting rulings on the same legal issue.
What part of speech is circuit split?
Circuit split is a noun.
What is the plural of circuit split?
The plural of circuit split is circuit splits.

Words near circuit split in the dictionary

  1. circuit ranks
  2. circuit rider
  3. circuit riders
  4. circuit slugger
  5. circuit sluggers
  6. circuit split
  7. circuit splits
  8. circuit topology
  9. circuit training
  10. circuit-breaker
  11. circuit-breakers

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