trial court
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of trial court
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Unless the family settles, the legal battles could run on for years—the Delaware case is over but litigation in New York continues, both in a trial court and Surrogate’s court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
“As a technical matter, the services of a court reporter are not necessary to create an accurate and reliable verbatim record of trial court proceedings,” Guerrero ruled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
In 2021, a trial court in Goa threw out all the charges against him.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“The trial court abused its discretion by considering incompetent evidence in support of the temporary injunction,” the three-judge panel wrote.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Once I was preparing to do a hearing in a trial court in the Midwest and was sitting at counsel table in an empty courtroom before the hearing.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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