noun
: a court that sits at two or more places within one judicial district: as
a. : an English court authorized by commission from the crown that is held in one of the seven circuits of the kingdom by a judge designated by the lord chancellor to hold assizes to try civil and criminal cases
b. : any of several courts in the U.S.: as
(1) : a court of original common-law jurisdiction sitting with a jury
(2) : an intermediate appellate court
(3) : a court with both original and appellate jurisdiction
(4) : a court having equity or probate jurisdiction or both
(5) : any of the United States courts of appeal — not used technically
(6) : a former court of original jurisdiction existing in each of the seven judicial circuits of the United States and its territories until abolished by law in 1912