ˌcounty-ˈcourt, v. colloq.
[f. prec.]
trans. To sue (a person) in the county court, esp. for payment of a debt.
| 1852 R. S. Surtees Sponge's Sp. Tour xlviii. 271 He had once been county-courted for a similar trespass before. 1858 Times 29 Nov., He said the defendant might County-court him for what he owed..Lord Campbell observed that to ‘County-court’ was a new word in the English language. 1891 Daily News 2 Oct. 2/5 You must county-court me for the money. |