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• court, lawcourt, court of law, court of justice go
  a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
  
• International Court of Justice, World Court go
  a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations
  
• appellate court, appeals court, court of appeals go
  a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies
  
• assizes, court of assize, court of assize and nisi prius go
  the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)
  
• chancery, court of chancery go
  a court with jurisdiction in equity
  
• consistory go
  a church tribunal or governing body
  
• criminal court go
  a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases
  
• divorce court go
  a court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts
  
• family court, domestic relations court, court of domestic relations go
  a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)
  
• federal court go
  a court establish by the authority of a federal government
  
• Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, F.I.S.C. go
  a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
  
• inferior court, lower court go
  any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court
  
• Inquisition go
  a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
  
• juvenile court go
  a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children
  
• kangaroo court go
  an irregular unauthorized court
  
• military court go
  a judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel
  
• moot court go
  a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases
  
• police court go
  a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused of serious offenses
  
• probate court go
  a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates
  
• quarter sessions go
  a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions
  
• Rota go
  (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts
  
• Star Chamber go
  a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments
  
• superior court go
  any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court
  
• supreme court, state supreme court, high court go
  the highest court in most states of the United States
  
• traffic court go
  a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offenses
  
• trial court go
  the first court before which the facts of a case are decided