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Circuit court of appeals

noun

One of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a 'circuit'.

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"Circuit court of appeals" Quotes from Famous Books

... subject to the anti-trust laws. Whenever it had reason to believe that such expedients were being used, the Commission was to issue an order requiring the cessation of the practice. If the order was not obeyed, the Commission was to apply for assistance to the circuit court of appeals in the district where the offense was alleged to have been committed. The purpose of the provision was evidently to prevent unfair practices rather than to punish them. Another section of the law empowered the Commission to gather information concerning the practices of industrial organizations, ...

— The United States Since The Civil War • Charles Ramsdell Lingley

... the Bar, have had occasion to watch his long and honorable career, now feel that the judgment of his friends was the best and that his appointment has been justified; and those who have known him as an Associate Justice of the Circuit Court of Appeals have ...

— Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 • George Hoar

... in touch with the people, and familiar with the courts, the procedure, and the local laws in all parts of the country. The scheme, though different in details, is in its main features strikingly like the system of circuit court of appeals ...

— Stephen Arnold Douglas • William Garrott Brown

... the whole weight and power of the Government was behind him in his efforts to increase his business. On the other hand, in America, business men have been terrorized, almost into inaction, by constant prosecutions. What was a crime in one part of the United States, under one Circuit Court of Appeals, was a perfectly legitimate ...

— My Four Years in Germany • James W. Gerard