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Lower court

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003103

A court whose decisions are subject to review by a higher court within the judicial hierarchy. These courts generally have original jurisdiction, meaning they are the first to hear a case. Examples include trial courts, municipal courts, and justice of the peace courts, which handle initial proceedings and fact-finding.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003103
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003103",
  "term": "Lower court",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A court whose decisions are subject to review by a higher court within the judicial hierarchy. These courts generally have original jurisdiction, meaning they are the first to hear a case. Examples include trial courts, municipal courts, and justice of the peace courts, which handle initial proceedings and fact-finding.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/lower-court/"
}

Record 3,065 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.