county court
noun
: a court in some states that has a designated jurisdiction usually both civil and criminal within the limits of a county
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August pleaded not guilty Sunday in county court, Newsday reported.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
In September, a local bank sued Burns in county court for nearly $24,000 in unpaid credit card debt.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
All of those dynamics came together over a conference room table in Aurora city hall this week as its leaders rebuffed a plea from Arapahoe County officials to delay for another year — to July 1, 2026 — the filing of the city’s domestic violence cases in county court.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
There is no entry for the county court's decision in the state’s online court database and neither Mr. Kaul’s office nor the state court office has provided any documentation to The Associated Press of the court’s actions which came after business hours on Friday night.
—Christian Science Monitor, 30 Mar. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
In September, a local bank sued Burns in county court for nearly $24,000 in unpaid credit card debt.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
All of those dynamics came together over a conference room table in Aurora city hall this week as its leaders rebuffed a plea from Arapahoe County officials to delay for another year — to July 1, 2026 — the filing of the city’s domestic violence cases in county court.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
There is no entry for the county court's decision in the state’s online court database and neither Mr. Kaul’s office nor the state court office has provided any documentation to The Associated Press of the court’s actions which came after business hours on Friday night.
—Christian Science Monitor, 30 Mar. 2025
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“County court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20court. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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