court
Defined in 15 places across 8 titles of the United States Code.
The term “Court” means the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 1998–present38 U.S.C. § 7296Veterans Benefits · Retirement of judges · for purposes of this section
- 1998–present38 U.S.C. § 7297Veterans Benefits · Survivor annuities · for purposes of this section
The term “Court” means the United States Court of Veterans Appeals.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 1994–199838 U.S.C. § 7296Veterans Benefits · Retirement of judges · for purposes of this section
- 1994–199838 U.S.C. § 7297Veterans Benefits · Survivor annuities · for purposes of this section
As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the words “court” and “courts” include the Supreme Court of the United States and the courts enumerated in section 610 of this title.
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- 1995–present28 U.S.C. § 963Judiciary and Judicial Procedure · Courts defined · as used in this chapter
As used in this subsection, the term “court” means any court of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands, and any Indian tribal court or court of Indian offense.
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- 1995–present28 U.S.C. § 178Judiciary and Judicial Procedure · Retirement of judges of the Court of Federal Claims · under this section
As used in this subsection, the term “court” means any court of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands, and any Indian tribal court or courts of Indian offense.
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- 1995–present28 U.S.C. § 377Judiciary and Judicial Procedure · Retirement of bankruptcy judges and magistrate judges · under this section
“court” means a court or administrative agency of a State that is authorized by State law to establish the amount of child support payable by a contestant or make a modification of a child support order.
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- 1995–201428 U.S.C. § 1738BJudiciary and Judicial Procedure · Full faith and credit for child support orders · in this section
“Court” means any court created by the Congress of the United States, excluding the United States Tax Court.
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- 1995–present28 U.S.C. § 3002Judiciary and Judicial Procedure · Definitions · as used in this chapter
"court" means any court of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands, and any Indian court as defined by section 1301(3) of title 25;
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- 1994–present22 U.S.C. § 4044Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · as used in this part
“court of last resort” means that State court having the highest and final appellate authority of the State. In States having two or more such courts, court of last resort shall mean that State court, if any, having highest and final appellate authority, as well as both administrative responsibility for the State's judicial system and the institutions of the State judicial branch and rulemaking authority. In other States having two or more courts with highest and final appellate authority, court of last resort shall mean the highest appellate court which also has either rulemaking authority or administrative responsibility for the State's judicial system and the institutions of the State judicial branch. Except as used in the definition of the term “court of last resort” the term “court” means a tribunal recognized as a part of the judicial branch of a State or of its local government units;
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 3791The Public Health and Welfare · General provisions · as used in this chapter
Court.—The term “court” has the meaning given that term by section 1408(a)(1) of this title.
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- 1996–202610 U.S.C. § 1447Armed Forces · Definitions · in this subchapter
District court; court.—The terms "district court" and "court" include the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
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- 2015–201818 U.S.C. § 3771Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Crime victims rights · for the purposes of this chapter
“district court of the United States”, “district court”, and “court” shall mean any district court established by chapter 5 of this title, and any court which is created by Act of Congress in a territory and is invested with any jurisdiction of a district court established by chapter 5 of this title;
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- 1995–present28 U.S.C. § 1869Judiciary and Judicial Procedure · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
The term “court” has the meaning given that term by section 1408(a)(1) of this title.
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- 1994–present10 U.S.C. § 1447Armed Forces · Definitions · in this subchapter
The term “court” means—
(A) any court of competent jurisdiction of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands;
(B) any court of the United States (as defined in section 451 of title 28) having competent jurisdiction; and
(C) any court of competent jurisdiction of a foreign country with which the United States has an agreement requiring the United States to honor any court order of such country.
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- 1994–199610 U.S.C. § 1408Armed Forces · Payment of retired or retainer pay in compliance with court orders · in this section
The term "court" means—
(A) any court of competent jurisdiction of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands;
(B) any court of the United States (as defined in section 451 of title 28) having competent jurisdiction;
(C) any court of competent jurisdiction of a foreign country with which the United States has an agreement requiring the United States to honor any court order of such country; and
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- 1996–201910 U.S.C. § 1408Armed Forces · Payment of retired or retainer pay in compliance with court orders · in this section
The term “court” means—
(A) any court of competent jurisdiction of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands;
(B) any court of the United States (as defined in section 451 of title 28) having competent jurisdiction;
(C) any court of competent jurisdiction of a foreign country with which the United States has an agreement requiring the United States to honor any court order of such country; and
(D) any administrative or judicial tribunal of a State competent to enter orders for support or maintenance (including a State agency administering a program under a State plan approved under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act), and, for purposes of this subparagraph, the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
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- 2013–present10 U.S.C. § 1408Armed Forces · Payment of retired or retainer pay in compliance with court orders · in this section
The term “court” means a court of a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands, and any Indian court.
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- 1995–present50 U.S.C. § 2002War and National Defense · Definitions relating to participants and annuitants · in this section
The term “court” means a court or administrative agency of a State that is authorized by State law to establish the amount of child support payable by a contestant or make a modification of a child support order.
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- 2014–present28 U.S.C. § 1738BJudiciary and Judicial Procedure · Full faith and credit for child support orders · in this section
the term “court” means any court of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands, and any Indian court;
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- 1994–present5 U.S.C. § 8401Government Organization and Employees · Definitions · in this section
The terms “district court” and “court” include the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
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- 2015–present18 U.S.C. § 3771Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Crime victims rights · for the purposes of this chapter