inferior court Informal term for courts whose jurisdiction is limited, and whose proceedings are not transcribed. See courts of limited jurisdiction.
INFERIOR COURTS. By this term are understood all courts except the supreme courts. An inferior court is a court of limited jurisdiction, and it must appear on the face of its proceedings tliat it has jurisdiction, or its proceedings. will be void.
INFERIOR COURT -- Lower court. Any court subordinate to a higher appellate court in a particular judicial system.
INFORMAL HEARING -- See CIVIL INFRACTION INFORMAL HEARING.
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Inferior courts of record have, as a general rule, power to punish only those contempts which are committed in facie curiae or consist in disobedience to the lawful orders or judgments of the court.
Court inferior or inferior court. A court subordinate to another; or, a court of limited jurisdiction.
Court of law or of common law. Any court which administers justice according to the principles and forms of the common law.
in law, hearing by a superior court to consider correcting or reversing the judgment of an inferior court, because of errors allegedly committed by the inferior court.
JUDGMENT IN ERROR, is a judgment rendered by a court ot error, on a record sent up, from an inferior court. These judgments are of two kinds, of affirmance and reversal.
An appeal is a request to have a superior court review the decision of an inferior court. In New York, the lowest level trial courts include Supreme Court, Family Court, Surrogate's Court. There are additional trial level courts as well.
Judicial Review - Where no right of appeal is given, it may be possible to challenge the decision of an inferior court or public tribunal by recourse to the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court.
Definition
: a common-law writ directing an inferior court to remit the record of an action to the reviewing court in order that an error of law may be corrected if it exists
The writ of error has been largely abolished and superseded by the appeal.
Legal process used to ask a superior court (see "appellate court") to review a decision made by an inferior court in a legal matter. Legal process used to ask a higher court to review a decision made in a legal matter from the trial court.
Superior court: A higher court than an inferior court, but one which has less authority than an appeals court. The exact status of a superior court differs from state to state.
Review
A re-examination of decisions, orders and proceedings of an inferior court by an appellate court; reconsideration.
Rider
An amendment or addition to a document or contract, especially an insurance contract.
"The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish..
Appellate Court: A court having jurisdiction to hear an appeal and review the decisions of a lower or inferior court.
Term: Review
Definition: A re-examination of decisions, orders and proceedings of an inferior court by an appellate court; reconsideration.
Writ of Prohibition - A writ used by a superior court to prevent an inferior court from exceeding its jurisdiction.
Another usage is the act by which a party submits to the decision of a superior court, a cause which has been tried in an inferior tribunal. Acceptance of an appeal by a higher court generally annuls the judgment of the inferior court, ...
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