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

I understand that you were a probation officer, assigned as a probation officer to the Domestic Relations Court.

From Project Gutenberg

Other leaders in the domestic relations court movement see little merit in the proposal for a one-part family court.

From Project Gutenberg