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FAMILY COURT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family court mean?
• FAMILY COURT (noun)
The noun FAMILY COURT has 1 sense:
1. a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)
Familiarity information: FAMILY COURT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
court of domestic relations; domestic relations court; family court
Hypernyms ("family court" is a kind of...):
court; judicature; tribunal (an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business)
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