appellate court
A court with jurisdiction to review decisions of lower courts or administrative agencies. — Also termed appeals court; appeal court; court of appeals; court of appeal; court of review. [Cases: Courts 203–254.]
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appellate court/app.ct.
appellate court/app.ct. 上诉法院；有上诉管辖权的法院与初审法院〔trial court〕相对，但有时也可被授予对特别案件的初审管辖权。 (→court of appeals)
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Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court 〈美〉最高法院上诉分院 指纽约州〔New York〕的中间上诉法院。
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Court of Bankruptcy
Court of Bankruptcy (1)〈美〉破产法院 设立于所有可适用《破产法》〔Bankruptcy Act〕的联邦司法区〔judicial district〕的联邦法院，附属于联邦地区法院，对破产事务具有一般管辖权。 (2)〈英〉破产法院 存卷法院〔court of record〕的一种，对初审〔primary〕和上诉〔appellate〕的破产案件有普通法和衡平法上的管辖权，对其判决可向上诉法院〔Court of Appeal〕上诉，由副御前大臣〔Vice-Chancellor〕复审，在御前大臣〔Lord Chancellor〕和上议院〔House of Lords〕认为必要时，也可向御前大臣或上议院上诉。依据1869年《破产法》〔Bankruptcy Act〕，破产法院分为伦敦破产法院和郡破产法院，伦敦破产法院可受理对郡破产法院判决的上诉。依据1873-1875年《司法组织法》〔Judicature Acts〕，伦敦破产法院被并入最高法院〔Supreme Court of Judicature〕。
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appellate rules
appellate rules. A body of rules governing appeals from lower courts. [Cases: Courts 80(4).]
Supreme Judicial Court
The highest appellate court in Maine and Massachusetts. [Cases: Courts 225, 227.]
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court of session
Court of Session. 1. Scots law. The supreme Scottish civil court. • Its jurisdiction corresponds generally to the English High Court of Justice. The Court of Session is divided into Outer House and Inner House. In Outer House, one judge hears cases of first instance. The Outer House’s jurisdiction corresponds generally to the English High
hot court
A court, esp. an appellate court, that is familiar with the briefs filed in the case, and therefore with the issues, before oral argument. • Typically, a hot court controls the oral argument with its questioning, as opposed to listening passively to set presentations of counsel.
united states court of appeals for the federal circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. An intermediate-level appellate court with jurisdiction to hear appeals in patent cases, various actions against the United States to recover damages, cases from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the Merit Systems
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moot court
moot court. 1. A fictitious court held usu. in law schools to argue moot or hypothetical cases, esp. at the appellate level. 2. A practice session for an appellate argument in which a lawyer presents the argument to other lawyers, who first act as judges by asking questions and who later provide criticism on the