domestic-relations court

[ duh-mes-tik-ri-ley-shuhnz ]

noun

1. court of domestic relations.

Word History and Origins

Origin of domestic-relations court¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Judge Dawkins retired in June, after serving 12 years as a circuit court judge and 14 years before that on the juvenile and domestic relations court.

From Washington Post

Miranda McClure said he was convicted in juvenile and domestic relations court after he choked and hit her in front of their children.

From Seattle Times

The boy was charged with abduction and sexual battery and appeared in Winchester’s juvenile and domestic relations court on Dec. 6, according to a court order the girl’s family shared.

From Washington Post

He spent several years as a private attorney before his nomination to the bench in Prince William County, first as a juvenile and domestic relations court judge and then as a Circuit Court judge.

From Washington Post

She became a legal aid lawyer representing low-income clients in Richmond and eventually a judge in the city’s juvenile and domestic relations court.

From Washington Post