💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Court of first instance"
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| Word | Definition |
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| trial courtnoun | (law) a court of first instance. |
| original jurisdictionnoun | (law) In common law legal systems, the power of a court to hear a case for the first time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction. |
| court of justicenoun | (law) A court of law. |
| court of second instancenoun | (law) An appellate court. |
| court of lawnoun | A court presided over by a judge which is empowered to decide all aspects of legal disputes. |
| court casenoun | (law) a legal case to be resolved in a court |
| law courtnoun | Alternative form of court of law. [A court presided over by a judge which is empowered to decide all aspects of legal disputes.] |
| court of last resortnoun | (law) The final court of appeal in a jurisdiction; a supreme court. |
| court of recordnoun | (law) A trial court in which a clerk or reporter takes down a record of proceedings, which is preserved at least long enough for all appeals to be exhausted, or for some further period of time provided by law. |
| court of appealnoun | (law) An appellate court. |
| base courtnoun | (historical, law) An inferior court of law, not a court of record. |
| court of appealsnoun | (law) An appellate court. |
| civil courtnoun | A court dealing with cases in civil law. |
| courtnoun | An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. |
| county courtnoun | (US) A court which handles both civil and criminal cases. |
| hearingnoun | (uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound. |
| casenoun | An actual event, situation, or fact. |
| court in bancnoun | (law) A session where all the judges of a court hear a case together, instead of the case being heard by a smaller panel of judges. |
| test casenoun | (computing) Any of a set of conditions and variables used to test an application. |
| placitumnoun | (law) A plea; a pleading; a judicial proceeding; a suit. |
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