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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Trump on Tuesday appealed to the Appellate Division of New York's trial court, seeking to halt the proceedings still set to move forward on Friday.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
His initial appearance in New York’s state trial court was preempted by federal prosecutors bringing their own charges over the shooting.
—Michael R. Sisak and Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Trump became the first former president convicted of a crime when in May he was found guilty of the charges in Manhattan Supreme Court — a state-level trial court.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
Ohio's criminal sentencing system allows trial court judges to give people convicted of multiple crimes sentences that run either concurrently or consecutively.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
His initial appearance in New York’s state trial court was preempted by federal prosecutors bringing their own charges over the shooting.
—Michael R. Sisak and Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Trump became the first former president convicted of a crime when in May he was found guilty of the charges in Manhattan Supreme Court — a state-level trial court.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
Ohio's criminal sentencing system allows trial court judges to give people convicted of multiple crimes sentences that run either concurrently or consecutively.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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