Trial court — Court of first instance redirects here. For other uses, see Court of first instance (disambiguation). A trial court or court of first instance is a court in which trials take place. Such courts are said to have original jurisdiction. In the… … Wikipedia
trial court — noun Date: 1889 the court before which issues of fact and law are first determined as distinguished from an appellate court … New Collegiate Dictionary
trial court — noun the first court before which the facts of a case are decided (Freq. 1) • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑court, ↑tribunal, ↑judicature … Useful english dictionary
trial court — the court in which a controversy is first adjudicated (distinguished from appellate division). [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
trial court — first court that ruled on a case … English contemporary dictionary
court — / kōrt/ n [Old French, enclosed space, royal entourage, court of justice, from Latin cohort cohors farmyard, armed force, retinue] 1 a: an official assembly for the administration of justice: a unit of the judicial branch of government the… … Law dictionary
trial — tri·al n [Anglo French, from trier to try]: a judicial examination of issues of fact or law disputed by parties for the purpose of determining the rights of the parties compare hearing, inquest at trial: in or during the course of a trial Merriam … Law dictionary
Court system of Pakistan — is made up of many courts differing in levels of legal superiority and separated by jurisdiction. Some of the courts are federal in nature while others are provincial. Contents 1 Structure of courts in Pakistan 2 Supreme Court Of Pakistan … Wikipedia
court of original jurisdiction — A court where a matter is initiated and heard in the first instance; a trial court. Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations … Law dictionary
Trial of Geert Wilders — A trial of Dutch politician Geert Wilders took place in the Netherlands in 2010–2011. Wilders was accused of criminally insulting religious and ethnic groups and inciting hatred and discrimination. He was found not guilty in June 2011.[1] Wilders … Wikipedia
