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trial court

–noun
the court in which a controversy is first adjudicated (distinguished from appellate division ).

Origin:
1885–90
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Main Entry: trial court
Function: noun
: the court before which issues of fact and law are tried and first determined as distinguished from an appellate court
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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