superior court
the court of general jurisdiction found in many states of the United States.
any court that has general jurisdiction above other courts.
Origin of superior court
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How to use superior court in a sentence
On Dec. 30, she filed a similar lawsuit in D.C. superior court.
Ex-CBS Reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s Battle Royale With the Feds | Lloyd Grove | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTKitsap County superior court judge Jennifer Forbes ruled she could have a doctor of her choosing examine her father.
In 2009, Delaware superior court Judge Jan Jurden ordered probation, not prison, for unemployed DuPont heir Robert Richards IV.
On January 27, the Kuang-Liu family sued Uber in San Francisco superior court for damages related to the accident.
Qi could not post the $1,000 bond and was assigned a May 22 date to appear in state superior court in Stamford.
The obvious resource, therefore, was to obtain a writ of certiorari removing our indictment to the superior court.
Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh | George W. FooteIt came out in the preliminary hearings at the California superior court, but that was just about all that came out.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowHe followed the superior court through the principal counties of the State, and was retained in nearly every important cause.
The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 | Daniel WebsterHe followed the superior court through the principal counties of the state, and was retained in nearly every important cause.
Elisha Cooke the younger, clerk of the superior court of Massachusetts from 1702 to 1718.
British Dictionary definitions for superior court
(in England) a higher court not subject to control by any other court except by way of appeal: See also Supreme Court of Judicature
US (in several states) a court of general jurisdiction ranking above the inferior courts and below courts of last resort
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