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court of general sessions

court of gen·er·al Ses·sions
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawrt, kohrt uhv, ov jen-er-uh l sesh-uh nz]
    • /kɔrt, koʊrt ʌv, ɒv ˈdʒɛn ər əl ˈsɛʃ ənz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawrt, kohrt uhv, ov jen-er-uh l sesh-uh nz]
    • /kɔrt, koʊrt ʌv, ɒv ˈdʒɛn ər əl ˈsɛʃ ənz/

Definition of court of general sessions words

  • noun court of general sessions a local court with general jurisdiction, both civil and criminal. 1

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Origin of court of general sessions

First appearance:

before 1695
One of the 49% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1695-1705

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Parts of speech for Court of general sessions

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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court of general sessions popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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