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circuit riding

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circuit riding

In the U.S., the act, once undertaken by a judge, of traveling within a judicial district (or circuit) to facilitate the hearing of cases. The practice was largely abandoned with the establishment of permanent courthouses and laws requiring parties to appear before a sitting judge.



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Biggest cheer of the night came for Tony McCoy, who completed three-quarters of a circuit riding bareback on Alanna Castle, who was impeded and all but unseated the champion when Miss Carroll ducked out at a flight of hurdles.
Bush loved to identify with the determination he saw in the illustration which, to him represented the resolute circuit riding preachers who spread the Methodist faith across the Allegheny region of nineteenth century America.
So here I am at Italy's Misano circuit riding Bimota's stunning new DB5R - and the thing breaks down.
 
 
 
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