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court of first instance

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noun

  1. a court in which legal proceedings are begun or first heard

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“The Appeals Court in Warsaw upheld the decision of the court of first instance revoking the region’s consent to organise the Independence March as a cyclical assembly,” the Warsaw city hall said in a statement.

From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2021

The referral decision was made Friday by a judge in the French-speaking court of first instance in Brussels.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2021

The Chambre is a court of first instance that is responsible for ruling on extradition requests.

From Reuters • Nov. 6, 2017

The Chambre is a court of first instance that is responsible for ruling on extradition requests.

From Reuters • Nov. 6, 2017

The prisoner was remanded to the jail in Samana and was later tried by the court of first instance and acquitted.

From Santo Domingo A Country with a Future by Schoenrich, Otto

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