Practice of travelling between court locations.
Synonyms
Examples for "riding circuit"
Examples for "riding circuit"
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Now and then a circuit rider gets here and preaches to us.
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The hired man delivered himself with the intonation somewhat of a circuit rider.
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The old circuit rider and his wife had gone to bed.
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It was Peter Cartwright, the famous Methodist divine and circuit rider.
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That were a mighty good sermon circuit rider preached last night.
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And make me, in my solitary circuit riding in the hills and valleys a proper mouthpiece of Your will.
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Captain T. W. S. Kidd of Springfield was the crier of the court in the days when Mr. Lincoln used to ride the circuit.
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He liked an outdoor life, hence he was fond of riding the circuit.
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The part of his work that Abe liked best was " riding the circuit."
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The old-time custom of " riding the circuit" is to the present generation of lawyers only a tradition.
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Abraham Lincoln, when he " rode the circuit" as a lawyer, carried with him a geometry, which he studied at every opportunity.
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He liked an outdoor life, hence he was fond of riding the circuit.
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The part of his work that Abe liked best was " riding the circuit."
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The old-time custom of " riding the circuit" is to the present generation of lawyers only a tradition.