lower court
C6748
concept
A lower court is a judicial body of first instance or limited jurisdiction that initially hears and decides legal cases, subject to review or appeal by higher courts.
All labels observed (36)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| lower court canonical | 26 |
| Trial court | 20 |
| district court | 19 |
| circuit court | 18 |
| municipal court | 14 |
| provincial court | 11 |
| limited jurisdiction court | 10 |
| cantonal court | 9 |
| court of common pleas | 8 |
| first-level court | 8 |
| trial court division | 7 |
| limited jurisdiction trial court | 5 |
| trial court of limited jurisdiction | 5 |
| local trial court | 4 |
| local trial court system | 4 |
| provincial trial court | 4 |
| subordinate court | 4 |
| State court | 3 |
| limited-jurisdiction trial court system | 3 |
| magistrates' court | 3 |
| Court of limited jurisdiction | 2 |
| District and Sessions Court | 2 |
| Magistrates’ court | 1 |
| Trial court of limited jurisdiction | 1 |
| court of ordinary jurisdiction | 1 |
| first instance court | 1 |
| first-instance civil court | 1 |
| first-instance criminal court | 1 |
| intermediate trial court | 1 |
| limited jurisdiction court system | 1 |
| limited jurisdiction trial courts | 1 |
| limited-jurisdiction trial court | 1 |
| local court of limited jurisdiction | 1 |
| lower courts | 1 |
| small causes court | 1 |
| unified trial court | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: lower court
Generated description
A lower court is a judicial body of first instance or limited jurisdiction that initially hears and decides legal cases, subject to review or appeal by higher courts.
Instances (189)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Nagasaki District Court | district court |
| Oita District Court | district court |
| Brownsville Division | trial court division |
| district court of Etawah | district court |
| Sapporo Summary Court (for minor cases) | — |
| Hennepin County District Court | district court |
| Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | court of common pleas |
| St. Joseph County Circuit Court | circuit court |
|
courts of Australia
surface form:
Magistrates Courts of Australia
|
lower courts |
| magistrates’ courts of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | — |
| magistrates’ courts | trial court of limited jurisdiction |
|
Michigan Court System
surface form:
Michigan District Courts
|
limited jurisdiction trial courts |
| Albany City Court | Trial court |
| MeTC | first-level court |
| Indiana small claims courts | limited jurisdiction court |
|
Indiana court system
surface form:
Indiana city courts
|
limited jurisdiction court |
| Atlanta Municipal Court | municipal court |
| Indiana city courts | limited jurisdiction court |
| 36th District Court | district court |
| Dandenong Magistrates’ Court | Magistrates’ court |
|
Idaho state court system
surface form:
Idaho Magistrate Division
|
limited jurisdiction trial court |
| Aargau cantonal court | cantonal court |
| Summary Courts | — |
| Court of Summary Jurisdiction | — |
| Magistrates’ Court of St Helena | — |
| Cantonal Court of Bern | cantonal court |
| Magistrates’ Courts in Northern Ireland | — |
| Stark County Court of Common Pleas | court of common pleas |
| District and Sessions Court, Bhojpur at Ara | District and Sessions Court |
| Kantonsgericht St. Gallen | cantonal court |
|
Law Division
surface form:
Law Division (Circuit Court of Cook County)
|
trial court division |
| Chancery Division | trial court division |
| Court of Requests at Calcutta | small causes court |
| Tokyo District Court | district court |
| District Court of Jerusalem | district court |
|
courts of Ontario
surface form:
Ontario Court of Justice
|
provincial court |
|
Ontario Superior Court of Justice (for disputes)
surface form:
Ontario Superior Court of Justice
|
provincial court |
| Cantonal Court in Sarajevo | cantonal court |
| Louisiana mayor’s courts | municipal court |
| Kendall County Circuit Court | circuit court |
|
West Virginia state court system
surface form:
West Virginia Magistrate Courts
|
limited jurisdiction court |
|
Judiciary of West Virginia
surface form:
West Virginia Magistrate Courts
|
limited jurisdiction trial court |
| Municipal Court of Puerto Rico | — |
| Nevada Justice Courts | limited-jurisdiction trial court system |
| Ohio municipal courts | local trial court system |
| Clark County Municipal Court | municipal court |
| Champaign County Court of Common Pleas | court of common pleas |
| Ekiti State High Court | State court |
| Montgomery County Circuit Court | circuit court |
|
District Courts
surface form:
District Courts (Singapore)
|
subordinate court |