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State court

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004674

A court that derives its authority from the constitution and laws of a particular state, rather than from federal law. These courts handle the vast majority of legal disputes in the United States, including most criminal cases, contract disputes, and family law matters. Each state maintains its own independent judicial system.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004674
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A court that derives its authority from the constitution and laws of a particular state, rather than from federal law. These courts handle the vast majority of legal disputes in the United States, including most criminal cases, contract disputes, and family law matters. Each state maintains its own independent judicial system.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/state-court/"
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Record 4,762 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.