General Sessions Court

General Sessions Court
General Ses·sions Court /-'se-shənz-/ n: a court sitting in each county seat in Tennessee and having limited jurisdiction over civil matters and some minor criminal matters

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

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