inferior court

Noun

Meaning

any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

lower court court judicature county court criminal court court of first instance District Court civil court subordinate court justice court arbitration court lower instance subordinate courts conciliation court decision of the lower court
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Antonyms

supreme court

Hypernyms

court judicature tribunal

Related terms

circuit court Commercial Court subordinate court administrative court city administrative court city court

Examples

The application of the doctrine of stare decisis from a superior court to an inferior court is sometimes called vertical stare decisis. Source: Internet

Society at Nauplia was divided into three classes: nobles, citizens and plebeians, and it was customary for nobles alone to possess the much-coveted local offices, such as the judge of the inferior court and inspector of weights and measures. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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