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civil courts

civil courts is the plural of civil court.

Meaning of civil court

Noun

civil court (plural civil courts)

  1. A court dealing with cases in civil law.
    • The Fife County Council, and other objectors, were successful in July [1950] in obtaining an interim interdict against this decision, but the Court of Session withdrew the interdict in January, and it was then stated that a civil court had no jurisdiction in the matter.1951 April, “Notes and News: North Fife Line, Scotland”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 281

Questions about civil courts

What is civil courts the plural of?
Civil courts is the plural of civil court.

Words near civil courts in the dictionary

  1. civil celebrant
  2. civil celebrants
  3. civil code
  4. civil codes
  5. civil court
  6. civil courts
  7. civil day
  8. civil days
  9. civil death
  10. civil defence
  11. civil defense

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