high court
Top judicial body
A high court is a superior court with broad jurisdiction, typically handling serious criminal cases or appeals from lower courts.
The term appears in many legal systems to distinguish courts of general or appellate jurisdiction from local or specialized tribunals: The case was referred to the high court. (Capitalized High Court refers to specific named courts.)
tribunal
Judicial decision-making body
- courtsmagistrates, tribunals
- historical courtsassizes, chancery, Star Chamber, consistory, curia
- African lawindigenous law, attorney general, penal code, statutory law, legal practitioner
- French LawNapoleonic Code, magistrates, judiciary, prosecutors, advocates
- Rwanda Governmentministries, ministry, governors, mayors, provinces
- lawlaw, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys
high courtlower court
Tribunal subject to appeal
small claims court · district court · trial court · county court · municipal court
high courtkangaroo court
Illegitimate proceeding ignoring procedure
small claims court · people's court · mock trial · mediation · arbitration panel
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