superior court
nounDefinition of superior court
1
: a court of general jurisdiction intermediate between the inferior courts (such as a justice of the peace court) and the higher appellate courts
2
: a court with juries having original jurisdiction
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And in a rare move, the superior court pulled her off the case. — CBS News, "Meek Mill granted new trial as appeals court tosses conviction," 24 July 2019 The bailiff, who had never booked anyone in civil superior court, had only one set of handcuffs. — Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, "The Reels Brothers Spent Eight Years in Jail for Refusing to Leave It.," 15 July 2019 Lori Ann Relf is suspected of using her 2011 Kia Soul to accelerate and collide into the patrol vehicles and three officers in front of a QuikTrip, 1550 East Baseline Road, on June 4, according to a police report filed in superior court. — , Arizona Republic, azcentral, "Phoenix woman facing charges after crashing into patrol cars, police officers," 12 June 2019 The lawsuit, filed in state superior court in Los Angeles, accuses the company, its affiliates and former President Richard Sackler of violating California’s consumer protections against false advertising and unfair competition. — Alexei Koseff, SFChronicle.com, "California latest state to sue Purdue Pharma over OxyContin marketing," 3 June 2019 The complaints were filed in superior courts in Middlesex and Worcester counties. — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, "Prisoners’ suit challenges restrictive new rules on visits to prisons," 12 July 2018 The suit will be filed in superior court, Scolnik said. — Shawn R. Beals, Courant Community, "Middletown Becomes Latest Town To Sue Drug Companies," 6 July 2018 As a prosecutor, a superior court judge as well as elected district attorney. — Fox News, "Carter Page reacts to calls to declassify FISA documents," 15 Sep. 2018 But questions about the case arose almost immediately in Los Angeles, resulting in hearings and reinvestigations as early as 1971 by the district attorney, the police chief, the county board of supervisors and the county superior court. — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "Who killed Bobby Kennedy? His son RFK Jr. doesn't believe it was Sirhan Sirhan," 27 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'superior court.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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