trial court

noun

: the court before which issues of fact and law are first determined as distinguished from an appellate court

Examples of trial court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web However, the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office appealed several of those rulings, and in September an Ohio appeals court ruled that the trial court erred in excluding the Cybercheck reports as evidence for reasons unrelated to the technology’s effectiveness. Todd Feathers, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024 After that, Appeals Court judges, including Supreme Court justices, face a retention election every six years and trial court judges face a retention vote every four years. Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024 But Cannon took a novel approach to the former president’s legal argument, scheduling days of hearings and opening up the hearings to testimony from third parties to the case — a rarity in federal trial court. Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 15 July 2024 Appeals courts hear cases from trial courts to determine whether any legal errors were made. Alexandria Sands, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trial court 

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Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trial court was in 1889

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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Legal Definition

trial court

noun
: the court before which issues of fact and law are tried and first determined as distinguished from an appellate court

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