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trial court

American  

noun

  1. the court in which a controversy is first adjudicated (appellate division ).

trial court British  

noun

  1. law the first court before which the facts of a case are decided

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Etymology

Origin of trial court

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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For 16 years, she fought a legal battle to bring her perpetrators to justice before a trial court acquitted them in December.

From BBC

The Court of Appeal found “the trial court’s handling of the note deprived defendant of his constitutional right to counsel at a critical stage of his trial.”

From Los Angeles Times

The ruling didn’t affect the October 2023 election board measure, which hadn’t been implemented, blocked by a separate trial court decision.

From Salon

Leaders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County on Friday rolled out a new effort to offer self-help services and teach children about the nation’s largest trial court system.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Grewal asserts that Delaware’s trial court is “rife with unpredictability.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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