trial court
noun
: the court before which issues of fact and law are first determined as distinguished from an appellate court
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But their eventual ruling may not detail how anything else should be considered, leaving that to trial courts to determine in specific cases.
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Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Six former Florida State basketball players sued Seminoles head basketball coach Leonard Hamilton in a Leon County (Fla.) trial court Monday, accusing Hamilton of failing to follow through on promised $250,000 NIL payments.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
As the trial court correctly found, Warner's claims were meritless.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
The deal paves the way for votes on several of President Joe Biden's nominees for federal trial courts while holding off on four appellate court nominations.
—Reuters, The Tennessean, 23 Nov. 2024
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Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Six former Florida State basketball players sued Seminoles head basketball coach Leonard Hamilton in a Leon County (Fla.) trial court Monday, accusing Hamilton of failing to follow through on promised $250,000 NIL payments.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
As the trial court correctly found, Warner's claims were meritless.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
The deal paves the way for votes on several of President Joe Biden's nominees for federal trial courts while holding off on four appellate court nominations.
—Reuters, The Tennessean, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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