superior courtn.

Brit.

/suːˌpɪərɪə ˈkɔːt/,

/sjuːˌpɪərɪə ˈkɔːt/,

/sᵿˌpɪərɪə ˈkɔːt/, U.S.

/səˈpɪriər ˌkɔrt/

Forms: see superior adj., n., and adv. and court n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: superior adj., court n.¹

Etymology: < superior adj. + court n.¹

Law.

A higher court of a legal system, typically one whose jurisdiction is not limited by reference to person, place, subject matter, etc., and whose decisions have weight as precedents.The precise role and status of superior courts varies between countries and over time. In England and Wales, the superior courts are not subject to any other court except by way of appeal. They include the Court of Appeal, the High Court, and the Crown Court; the High Court and the Crown Court have both trial and appellate jurisdiction. In the United States there is variation between states, in some cases with no corresponding inferior court.

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1584 H. Llwyd & D. Powel Hist. Cambria 122 If anie wrong iudgement were giuen in anie of the courts of the said members, it should be reuersed by a writ of false iudgement in the countie court of Glamorgan, as superiour court to the same members.

1643 W. Bridge Truth of Times Vindicated i. 14 It is agreeable to the Law of Nations and Reason, that no inferiour Court can undo what a superiour Court hath done, As where an estate is setled upon children by Act of Parliament, no inferiour Court of Justice can cut off the intayle.

1755 Douglass's Summary State Brit. Settlements N.-Amer. (new ed.) II. ii. 293 There is a supreme court (in New-England they are called superior courts).

1789 E. Kirby (title) Reports of cases adjudged in the superior court of the State of Connecticut.

1804 Tack App. 14 in W. M. Morison Decisions Court of Session XVIII. Whatever may be the practice of the Court of Session, it is ultra vires of any inferior judicature to refuse to carry into effect the judgement of a superior Court.

1872 Act to promote Mining Interests § 6 in Public Laws N. Carolina: Session 1871–72 clviii. 246 Either party dissatisfied with the assessment of the appraisers may..appeal to the superior court.

1910 A. E. Maltby Amer. Citizen in Pennsylvania xiii. 132 The jurisdiction of the superior court is almost wholly appellate, the sole evidence of original jurisdiction being the power to issue writs of habeas corpus.

1946 Economist 16 Nov. 786/1 Matrimonial petitions should continue to be heard only in the atmosphere of a superior court.

1989 S. B. Luten Calif. Civil Litigation I. iii. 51 The California constitutional authorizes four ‘levels’ of courts: the municipal and justice courts, the courts of appeal, and the supreme court... The municipal, justice, and superior courts are trial courts.

1990 I. Grey in J. Wallace & T. Pagone Rights & Freedoms Austral. xiv. 158 In all States, a refusal by a Magistrate to grant bail, or the imposition of conditions which are objectionable, can be the subject of an appeal to a superior court.

2004 A. I. Schepard Children, Courts, & Custody vii. 80 All child custody disputes are heard in a single trial court in California—the superior court.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	superior court
释义	superior courtn. Brit. /suːˌpɪərɪə ˈkɔːt/, /sjuːˌpɪərɪə ˈkɔːt/, /sᵿˌpɪərɪə ˈkɔːt/, U.S. /səˈpɪriər ˌkɔrt/ Forms: see superior adj., n., and adv. and court n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: superior adj., court n.¹ Etymology: < superior adj. + court n.¹ Law. A higher court of a legal system, typically one whose jurisdiction is not limited by reference to person, place, subject matter, etc., and whose decisions have weight as precedents.The precise role and status of superior courts varies between countries and over time. In England and Wales, the superior courts are not subject to any other court except by way of appeal. They include the Court of Appeal, the High Court, and the Crown Court; the High Court and the Crown Court have both trial and appellate jurisdiction. In the United States there is variation between states, in some cases with no corresponding inferior court. ΚΠ 1584 H. Llwyd & D. Powel Hist. Cambria 122 If anie wrong iudgement were giuen in anie of the courts of the said members, it should be reuersed by a writ of false iudgement in the countie court of Glamorgan, as superiour court to the same members. 1643 W. Bridge Truth of Times Vindicated i. 14 It is agreeable to the Law of Nations and Reason, that no inferiour Court can undo what a superiour Court hath done, As where an estate is setled upon children by Act of Parliament, no inferiour Court of Justice can cut off the intayle. 1755 Douglass's Summary State Brit. Settlements N.-Amer. (new ed.) II. ii. 293 There is a supreme court (in New-England they are called superior courts). 1789 E. Kirby (title) Reports of cases adjudged in the superior court of the State of Connecticut. 1804 Tack App. 14 in W. M. Morison Decisions Court of Session XVIII. Whatever may be the practice of the Court of Session, it is ultra vires of any inferior judicature to refuse to carry into effect the judgement of a superior Court. 1872 Act to promote Mining Interests § 6 in Public Laws N. Carolina: Session 1871–72 clviii. 246 Either party dissatisfied with the assessment of the appraisers may..appeal to the superior court. 1910 A. E. Maltby Amer. Citizen in Pennsylvania xiii. 132 The jurisdiction of the superior court is almost wholly appellate, the sole evidence of original jurisdiction being the power to issue writs of habeas corpus. 1946 Economist 16 Nov. 786/1 Matrimonial petitions should continue to be heard only in the atmosphere of a superior court. 1989 S. B. Luten Calif. Civil Litigation I. iii. 51 The California constitutional authorizes four ‘levels’ of courts: the municipal and justice courts, the courts of appeal, and the supreme court... The municipal, justice, and superior courts are trial courts. 1990 I. Grey in J. Wallace & T. Pagone Rights & Freedoms Austral. xiv. 158 In all States, a refusal by a Magistrate to grant bail, or the imposition of conditions which are objectionable, can be the subject of an appeal to a superior court. 2004 A. I. Schepard Children, Courts, & Custody vii. 80 All child custody disputes are heard in a single trial court in California—the superior court. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1584
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