Court of claims
Definition of 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
.
- Edwards.
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