superior court

noun

1

: a court of general jurisdiction intermediate between the inferior courts (such as a justice of the peace court) and the higher appellate courts

2

: a court with juries having original jurisdiction

Examples of superior court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Arora kept trying things, pressing one finer point of the law or another, running up against certain universal precepts that stood outside the jurisdiction of the superior court. —Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026

Jackson was evicted in Mecklenburg County’s small claims court, and a civil lawsuit in superior court remains pending. —Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026

If departments decline to complete those evaluations then that opens the door for the union to file a writ in superior court over the return-to-office order, Gauger said. —William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026

This led to Knouse’s countersuit and harassment claim, which was dismissed by a superior court judge and upheld by the Appellate Court, before being taken up by the SJC. —Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for superior court

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• disport
• distort
• escort
• exhort

Legal Definition

superior court

noun

often capitalized S&C

1

: a court of general jurisdiction intermediate between the inferior courts and the higher appellate courts

2

: a court having original jurisdiction and conducting jury trials