#tribunal__court__judicature  an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
  supertype:  assembly  a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose
  instance:  International_Court_of_Justice
  part:  Bench
  member:  jury
  subtype:  appellate_court__appeals_court__appealscourt__court_of_appeals  a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies
     subtype:  circuit_court_of_appeals  one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit'
  subtype:  assizes__assize__court_of_assize__court_of_assize_and_nisi_prius  the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by crown courts)
  subtype:  court_of_chancery__chancery  a court with jurisdiction in equity
  subtype:  consistory  a church tribunal or governing body
  subtype:  criminal_court  a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases
     subtype:  night_court  a criminal court (in large cities) that sits at night
     subtype:  Old_Bailey  the Central Criminal Court in London
  subtype:  divorce_court__divorcecourt  a court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts
  subtype:  federal_court__federalcourt  a court establish by the authority of a federal government
     subtype:  Supreme_Court  the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation
  subtype:  inferior_court__lower_court__lowercourt  any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court
  subtype:  Inquisition  a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
     subtype:  Spanish_Inquisition  the Inquisition that guarded the orthodoxy of Catholicism in Spain (especially from the 15th to the 17th centuries)
  subtype:  juvenile_court  a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children
  subtype:  kangaroo_court  an irregular unauthorized court
  subtype:  military_court  a court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel
     subtype:  court-martial.military_court__courtmartial  a military court to try serious breaches of martial law
        subtype:  drumhead_court-martial  a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action
        subtype:  special_court-martial__specialcourtmartial  a court-martial to try soldiers for offences less serious that than those committed in action; consists of at least three officers
     subtype:  provost_court__provostcourt  a military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area
  subtype:  moot_court  a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases
  subtype:  police_court  a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused serious offenses
  subtype:  probate_court__probatecourt  a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates
  subtype:  quarter_sessions  a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions
  subtype:  Rota  (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts
  subtype:  Star_Chamber  a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments
  subtype:  superior_court  any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court
  subtype:  state_supreme_court__statesupremecourt__supreme_court__supremecourt__high_court  the highest court in most states of the United States
  subtype:  traffic_court__trafficcourt  a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offences
  subtype:  trial_court__trialcourt  the first court before which the facts of a case are decided

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