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21law court. — See court of law. [1610 20] …
22law court of appeals — An appellate tribunal, formerly existing in the state of South Carolina, for hearing appeals from the courts of law …
23law court of appeals — An appellate tribunal, formerly existing in the state of South Carolina, for hearing appeals from the courts of law …
24Athenian law court (classical period) — The law courts in classical Athens (4th and 5th centuries BC) were a fundamental organ of democratic governance. According to Aristotle, whoever controls the courts, controls the state.These courts were jury courts and very large ones: the… …
25court-martial — n. (1) A military court that hears cases involving members of the armed forces. (2) A trial or proceeding before a military court. v. To try someone in a court martial. pl. courts martial or court martials The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx… …
26law of the case — law of the case: a doctrine in legal procedure: an issue esp. of law that has been decided (as by an appeals court) will not be reconsidered in the same case unless compelling circumstances warrant such reconsideration; also: a matter of law… …
27court of equity — often cap C&E: a court having jurisdiction over suits in equity and administering justice and providing remedies according to the rules and principles of equity compare court of law ◇ Rule 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure abolishes the… …
28court reporter — n: a stenographer who records and transcribes a verbatim report of all proceedings in a court of law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. court reporter …
29Court of Claims — 1 often cap both Cs: a court (as in Illinois, Michigan, New York, and West Virginia) that has jurisdiction primarily over cases involving claims against the state 2 cap: a former court succeeded by the United States Claims Court see also united… …
30court of appeals — often cap C&A: a court hearing appeals from the decisions of lower courts: as a: an intermediate court of the U.S. federal judicial system b: a state appellate court – called also court of appeal; see also the judicial system in the back matter ◇ …
