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Meanings of ride the circuit in English
Practice of travelling between court locations.
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Usage of ride the circuit in English
1
Captain T. W. S. Kidd of Springfield was the crier of the court in the days when Mr. Lincoln used to ride the circuit.
2
He liked an outdoor life, hence he was fond of riding the circuit.
3
The part of his work that Abe liked best was " riding the circuit."
4
The old-time custom of " riding the circuit" is to the present generation of lawyers only a tradition.
5
Abraham Lincoln, when he " rode the circuit" as a lawyer, carried with him a geometry, which he studied at every opportunity.
6
Judge and lawyers moved from town to town, " rode the circuit" in company,-sometimeson horseback, sometimes in their own vehicles, sometimes by stage.