Definitions for family court

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

fam′ily court`(n.)

  1. Category: Law

    Ref: court of domestic relations.

Origin of family court:

1930–35

Princeton's WordNet

  1. family court, domestic relations court, court of domestic relations(noun)

    a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)


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