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Inferior court

/ɪnˈfɪər.i.ər kɔːrt/
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  1. 1

    A court of limited jurisdiction whose decisions are subject to review by a higher court, such as an appellate court.

    "The decision of the inferior court was overturned by the supreme court on constitutional grounds."
  2. 2

    Any court subordinate to the chief appellate tribunal within a specific judicial system.

    "The case originated in an inferior court before making its way through the appeals process."

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The term combines 'inferior,' derived from Latin 'inferus' meaning 'low or underneath' via Middle French, and 'court,' originating from Latin 'cohors' meaning a yard or enclosure. Historically established in Anglo-American jurisprudence, it designates judicial bodies whose decisions are subject to review by a higher appellate authority.

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