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county court

noun [C]
 
 

Definition

a local law court in England and in some parts of the US that deals with cases that do not involve serious crimeLaw courts
(Definition of county court noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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