#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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