special courts

special courts
Bodies within the judicial branch of government that generally address only one area of law or have specifically defined powers.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


special courts
Bodies within the judicial branch of government that generally address only one area of law or have specifically defined powers.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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