释义 |
trial court in British Englishnoun law the first court before which the facts of a case are decided trial court in American Englishnounthe court in which a controversy is first adjudicated (distinguished from appellate division) Word origin [1885–90 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, scrum, seminar, twofer, upsweepExamples of 'trial court' in a sentencetrial court The trial court dismissed the case, concluding that it could not exercise jurisdiction because resolution of the claims would involve excessive government entanglement with religion.The case was appealed after it was dismissed in trial court.He argued that it disregarded findings of the trial court that showed 'compelling circumstances justifying a departure from the prescribed minimum sentence'.Instead, the buck always stops in a trial court, since appellate courts rarely second-guess findings on credibility.The trial court could have compelled him to attend, even if it could not have compelled him to give evidence.Now 43 states allow cameras in trial courts and 39 of those allow criminal prosecutions to be televised. |