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superior court

Noun

Meaning

superior court (plural superior courts)

A court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases in the lowest hierarchy of a judiciary in a common law system.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A date for the first Quebec Superior Court hearing on the bill's constitutionality has not been set. Source: Internet

According to Page Six, The 44-year-old musician filed for divorce at the Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, reported TMZ. Source: Internet

Although legally a creature of the Superior Court, the GJ had no one to defend its integrity as the citizens' watchdog while its authority to function independently and free of political interference was being compromised. Source: Internet

Appearing before a Sacramento Superior Court judge at Cal State Sacramento, DeAngelo — wearing a face shield, due to the pandemic — listened as district attorneys from six counties recounted his crimes and began pleading guilty to each one. Source: Internet

Alondra Ocampo, 37, appears in Los Angeles County Superior Court for an arraignment in June 2019. Source: Internet

All five members of the State Board of Elections – including its two Republicans – agreed to the settlement, which must be approved by Wake Superior Court Judge Bryan Collins. Source: Internet

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