High Court
Appeals tribunal above
The High Court is the specific name of superior courts in various jurisdictions—most notably the High Court of Justice in England and Wales, the High Court of Australia, and similar bodies in other Commonwealth countries.
These courts typically hear major civil cases and appeals: The High Court ruled the law unconstitutional. (Lowercase high court is a general term for superior courts.)
Shared seating surface
- justicesAdministrators of law
- judgesLegal proceeding overseers
- chief justicePresiding judge, highest court
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
tribunal · jurist · barrister · solicitor · counsel · silk · advocate · chambers
Historic English law court
- Old BaileyEngland's chief criminal court
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
Relating to appeals
- originalFirst or inventive
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- federalDivided governmental authority
- stateCondition or mode
civil · criminal · admiralty · equity · chancery · territorial · exclusive · concurrent
Legal dispute process
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- petitionerOne who formally requests
- respondentOne who gives answers
appellant · prosecution · defense · trial · hearing · oral arguments · pleadings · briefs
Formal legal determination
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- verdictOfficial court decision
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
opinion · precedent · landmark · binding · majority · dissent · concurrence · overturn
Prior authoritative example
- case lawJudge-made legal doctrine
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
- bindingLegally or morally required
- persuasiveAble to convince others
landmark · interpretation · authority · dissent · majority · concurrence · overruling · distinguishing
bench
Shared seating surface
- justicesAdministrators of law
- judgesLegal proceeding overseers
- chief justicePresiding judge, highest court
magistrate · tribunal · jurist · barrister · solicitor · counsel · silk · advocate · chambers · robes
King's Bench
Historic English law court
- Old BaileyEngland's chief criminal court
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
appellate
Relating to appeals
- originalFirst or inventive
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- federalDivided governmental authority
state · civil · criminal · admiralty · equity · chancery · territorial · exclusive · concurrent · supervisory
litigation
Legal dispute process
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- petitionerOne who formally requests
respondent · appellant · prosecution · defense · trial · hearing · oral arguments · pleadings · briefs · evidence
ruling
Formal legal determination
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- verdictOfficial court decision
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
order · opinion · precedent · landmark · binding · majority · dissent · concurrence · overturn · uphold
precedent
Prior authoritative example
- case lawJudge-made legal doctrine
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
- bindingLegally or morally required
persuasive · landmark · interpretation · authority · dissent · majority · concurrence · overruling · distinguishing
- courtsdistrict courts, federal courts, circuit courts, municipal courts, trial courts
- Australian HistoryCaptain Cook, Commonwealth, federation, explorers, Liberal Party
- UK CourtsOld Bailey, House of Lords, Chancery
- ChandigarhRose Garden, Secretariat
- historic courtsStar Chamber, King's Bench, Chancery, Exchequer, hustings
- KeralaKerala, Cochin, Malabar, backwaters, coconut oil
High Courtlower court
Tribunal subject to appeal
district court · county court · small claims court · traffic court · municipal court
High Courtsmall claims court
Tribunal for low-value cases
kangaroo court · people's court · arbitration panel · mediation · arbitration
high, court, highway, highly, highlight, higher, highest, courtship, courting