Court of claims
The court of the United States, created to determine allpresented claims founded upon any law of Congress, upon any regulation of anexecutive department, or upon any contract, express or implied, with thegovernment of the United States, and also all claims that may be referred tothe court by either house of Congress. It has no power over matters in equity. | ||||
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court of claims
court of claims
(law), a court for settling claims against a state or government; specif., a court of the united states, created by act of congress, and holding its sessions at washington. it is given jurisdiction over claims on contracts against the government, and sometimes may advise the government as to its liabilities. couveuse \cou`veuse"\ (?), n. [f.] (med.) an incubator for sickly infants, esp. those prematurely born...
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court of claims
(law), a court for settling claims against a state or government; specif., a court of the united states, created by act of congress, and holding its sessions at washington. it is given jurisdiction over claims on contracts against the government, and sometimes may advise the government as to its liabilities. couveuse \cou`veuse"\ (?), n. [f.] (med.) an incubator for sickly infants, esp. those prematurely born...
see also court
Court of claims Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Court of Claims
The Court of Claims can refer to:
- Court of Claims (United Kingdom)
- Court of Claims (United States), a federal court which existed from 1855 to 1982
- United States Court of Federal Claims, a federal court which existed from 1982 to the present
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