单词 | lower court |
释义 | > as lemmaslower court lower court n. Law a court whose decisions may be overruled by another court of appeal; now frequently attributive; cf. higher court n. at higher adj., adv., and n.1 Compounds 1b.Earliest in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > court of first instance lower court1577 court of first instance1864 trial court1890 society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > inferior court base courtc1523 lower court1577 court paravaila1653 1577 J. Field tr. J. de L'Espine Excellent Treat. Christian Righteousnes 114 Mercye..is aboue righteousnes: which is as an inferiour and lower courte, from which we may appeale to that highe..courte of God his mercie. 1632 tr. Swedish Discipline ii. 65 All questions in like manner happening betwixt Officers and their souldiers, if they suspect our lower Court to be partiall any way, then may they appeale vnto our higher Court, who shall decide the matter. 1777 Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 463/2 His faculty of speaking is so full of variety, that many doubt whether he is fitter to manage causes in the lower courts, or to speak before a full Parliament. 1860 A. J. Schem Amer. Eccl. Year-bk. I. ii. xv. 192 This time the court of appeal did not redress the sentence of the lower court, but confirmed it. 1983 J. Feinberg in J. Howie Ethical Princ. Social Policy v. 111 A lower court decision returning the boy to the custody of his natural father was eventually overturned by a state Supreme Court decision favoring the grandparents. 2012 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) (Nexis) 14 Nov. 3 The lower court ruling found three former aides..intentionally falsified figures..to conceal 400 million yen. < as lemmas |
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