A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the See more

Courts may be organized into a hierarchy of courts and have specific jurisdiction and include specialized courts.
Trial and appellate courts
Trial courts are courts that hold trials. Sometimes termed "courts of first instance", trial … See more

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The word court comes from the French cour, an enclosed yard, which derives from the Latin form cōrtem, the accusative case of cohors, … See more

The practical authority given to the court is known as its jurisdiction (from Latin iūrisdictiō, from iūris, "of the law", + dīcō, "to declare", + -tiō, … See more

Television show courts, which are often not part of the judicial system and are generally private arbitrators, are depicted within the court show genre; however, the courts depicted have … See more

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