circuit
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈsɜrkɪt/
- Formal
:
circuito judicial
- He was the Chief Justice of the Third Circuit firm, had a great history.
- a circuit court
- circuit court of appeals
- a circuit judge
So it went to the Circuit Court, and he won.
- So it went to the Circuit Court, and he won.
- I said because the judges, the police, the lawyers, everybody's involved in a circuit.
Examples
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Let me introduce Roberta Alspaugh of the Fifth Circuit Court.
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The circuit court for the county of Iron Cliffs is now in session.
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So it went to the Circuit Court, and he won.
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Judge of the United States Circuit Court, and shoot him good, what I mean.
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A black Republican Circuit Judge gave a speech.
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The Circuit Court of origin or is the circuit or lower court where the case came from.
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Any word from the 5th Circuit?
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This has been fought now for years in US District Court, US Circuit Court, and Risen has now exhausted his final appeal.
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'The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Sam Cayhall's last appeal.
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The case was heard in the Circuit Court of Appeals after several months of deliberation.
Synonyms
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4.4
A court that reviews and decides on cases from lower courts
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5.7
A federal court that reviews cases from lower courts in a group of states
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
A flat board inside devices like phones or computers that holds and connects electronic parts
- Specialized
8
3.9
A device that automatically stops electric current to prevent overloads
- Specialized
5
4.2
An accidental electrical connection that lets electricity flow the wrong way and can cause damage or fire
- Specialized
5
4.2
A small electronic chip with many connected parts that works like a complete electronic system
A system of cameras and monitors that records and shows images for security, not for public broadcast
- Specialized
1
4.2
An electrical part that manages how a machine like a motor works by changing electric signals
- Specialized
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3.4
An electric path inside a computer that does a specific job like processing data or storing information
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9.9
A group of hotels in the Catskills popular with Jewish guests and known for comedy shows
- Specialized
1
4.5
A way in software to stop contacting a failing service to prevent more failures
- Formal
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5.7
A federal court that reviews cases from lower courts in a group of states
- Specialized
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4.3
A closed path for electricity that splits into branches so devices work independently
- Specialized
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3.9
Parts connected one after another so electricity has only one path and flows through each
- Specialized
An electric circuit in a diamond shape that measures resistance when you connect a meter across it
- Archaic
Group of resorts in the Catskills where Jewish performers, especially comedians, often worked
- Specialized
A board with electronic parts that you insert into a computer to add functions like graphics or wireless
- Specialized
An electrical circuit that sends part of its output back to its input to control how it works
- Specialized
An electronic device that gives an off signal only when all inputs are on
- Specialized
An electronic system that returns part of the output to reduce and steady the signal
- Specialized
An electronic part that makes or controls short electrical signals at exact times
- Specialized
An electrical device that makes a strong signal at one frequency, like a radio tuner
- Specialized
An electric circuit with a coil and a capacitor that makes or picks an electrical signal at a specific frequency
- Specialized
An electric path where current splits into more than one branch and then joins again
- Specialized
A circuit in a radio that mutes the sound when the signal is weaker than background noise
- Specialized
An electronic circuit that gives an on output only when an odd number of its inputs are on
Surface Forms
Etymology
Circuit comes from the old Latin root circum meaning 'around', like circle. Long ago judges would travel 'around' the towns on a circuit, which is why a legal circuit is the area or route where they hold court.