circuit court of appeals

1. In1993, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an English-only policy that was created after employees complained that co-workers were making racist comments in Spanish.
   年，在有店员诉说同事用西班牙语发表种族歧视的言论后，牛排店制定了只准讲英语的规定，第九巡回上诉法庭对此予以支持。
2. In a statement, BP said it strongly disagrees with the decision and would immediately appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
   BP发表了一份声明，表示强烈地不同意这项裁决，而且会立即上诉至美国联邦第五巡回上诉法院（UnitedStatesCourtofAppealsfortheFifthCircuit）。
3. Judge Alito has also earned broad support from his fellow judges on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
   奥利特法官同时赢得了来自于他的三审庭的法官同行的广泛支持。
4. A slightly insane decision in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last February labored to explain why the latter should be less closely monitored than the former.
   去年2月，第九巡回上诉法院关于轻微精神病的判决，慎重地解释了为什么对后者的检测应不低于前者。
5. The court decision of State Street Bank made by United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in 1998 first confirmed the patentability of business method patent, and established a business method patent examination rule.
   1998年美国联邦巡回上诉法院州街银行（StatestreetBank）案的判决率先肯定了商业方法专利适格性，并确立了商业方法专利审查方法。

noun

1. one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit'