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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Circuit \Cir"cuit\, n. [F. circuit, fr. L. circuitus, fr.
circuire or circumire to go around; circum around + ire to
go.]
1. The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle
or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the
earth round the sun. --Watts.
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2. The circumference of, or distance round, any space; the
measure of a line round an area.
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The circuit or compass of Ireland is 1,800 miles.
--J. Stow.
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3. That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
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The golden circuit on my head. --Shak.
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4. The space inclosed within a circle, or within limits.
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A circuit wide inclosed with goodliest trees.
--Milton.
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5. A regular or appointed journeying from place to place in
the exercise of one's calling, as of a judge, or a
preacher.
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6.
(a) (Law) A certain division of a state or country,
established by law for a judge or judges to visit, for
the administration of justice. --Bouvier.
(b) (Methodist Church) A district in which an itinerant
preacher labors.
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7. Circumlocution. [Obs.] ``Thou hast used no circuit of
words.'' --Huloet.
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Circuit court (Law), a court which sits successively in
different places in its circuit (see Circuit, 6). In the
United States, the federal circuit courts are commonly
presided over by a judge of the supreme court, or a
special circuit judge, together with the judge of the
district court. They have jurisdiction within statutory
limits, both in law and equity, in matters of federal
cognizance. Some of the individual States also have
circuit courts, which have general statutory jurisdiction
of the same class, in matters of State cognizance.
Circuit of action or Circuity of action (Law), a longer
course of proceedings than is necessary to attain the
object in view.
To make a circuit, to go around; to go a roundabout way.
Voltaic circle or Galvanic circle or Voltaic circuit or
Galvanic circuit, a continous electrical communication
between the two poles of a battery; an arrangement of
voltaic elements or couples with proper conductors, by
which a continuous current of electricity is established.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Circuit \Cir"cuit\, n. [F. circuit, fr. L. circuitus, fr.
circuire or circumire to go around; circum around + ire to
go.]
1. The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle
or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the
earth round the sun. --Watts.
2. The circumference of, or distance round, any space; the
measure of a line round an area.
The circuit or compass of Ireland is 1,800 miles.
--J. Stow.
3. That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
The golden circuit on my head. --Shak.
4. The space inclosed within a circle, or within limits.
A circuit wide inclosed with goodliest trees.
--Milton.
5. A regular or appointed journeying from place to place in
the exercise of one's calling, as of a judge, or a
preacher.
6.
(a) (Law) A certain division of a state or country,
established by law for a judge or judges to visit, for
the administration of justice. --Bouvier.
(b) (Methodist Church) A district in which an itinerant
preacher labors.
7. Circumlocution. [Obs.] ``Thou hast used no circuit of
words.'' --Huloet.
Circuit court (Law), a court which sits successively in
different places in its circuit (see Circuit, 6). In the
United States, the federal circuit courts are commonly
presided over by a judge of the supreme court, or a
special circuit judge, together with the judge of the
district court. They have jurisdiction within statutory
limits, both in law and equity, in matters of federal
cognizance. Some of the individual States also have
circuit courts, which have general statutory jurisdiction
of the same class, in matters of State cognizance.
Circuit or Circuity of action (Law), a longer course of
proceedings than is necessary to attain the object in
view.
To make a circuit, to go around; to go a roundabout way.
Voltaic or Galvanic circuit or circle, a continous
electrical communication between the two poles of a
battery; an arrangement of voltaic elements or couples
with proper conductors, by which a continuous current of
electricity is established.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
circuit court
n.
(lb en legal) A court that sits at more than one location in the
district that it serves.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
circuit court
n.
(lb en legal) A court that sits at more than one location in the
district that it serves.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
circuit court
n.
(lb en legal) A court that sits at more than one location in the
district that it serves.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
circuit court
n.
(lb en legal) A court that sits at more than one location in the
district that it serves.
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
circuit court /sˈɜːkɪt kˈɔːt/
obvodní soud
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
circuit court /sˈɜːkɪt kˈɔːt/
kihlakunnanoikeus, käräjäoikeus
court that sits at more than one location
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
circuit court /sˈɜːkɪt kˈɔːt/
vidéki tárgyalásra kiszálló bíróság
From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-ita ]
circuit court /siʁ.kɥi kuʁ/
filiera corta
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) : [ bouvier ]
CIRCUIT COURT. The name of a court of the United States, which has both
civil and criminal jurisdiction. In several of the states there are courts
which bear this name. Vide Courts of the United States.
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