trial court
noun
: the court before which issues of fact and law are first determined as distinguished from an appellate court
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Their lawsuit now returns to the trial court, where Joun is mulling whether to grant a longer injunction after holding a hearing last Friday.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Plaintiffs Jason Grant, Allison Taggart, Lisa Peterson and Samantha Lyons also list the Massachusetts trial court, Massachusetts State Police, Dedham Police Department and Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey as defendants.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The appellate court ruling kicks the case back to the trial court.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
The California State Supreme Court overturned Peterson’s capital punishment, ruling in 2020 the trial court judge erred while selecting a fair and impartial jury.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Plaintiffs Jason Grant, Allison Taggart, Lisa Peterson and Samantha Lyons also list the Massachusetts trial court, Massachusetts State Police, Dedham Police Department and Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey as defendants.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The appellate court ruling kicks the case back to the trial court.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
The California State Supreme Court overturned Peterson’s capital punishment, ruling in 2020 the trial court judge erred while selecting a fair and impartial jury.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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