Superior Court

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In English Law. A term applied collectively to the three courts of common law at Westminster, namely, the king’s bench, the common pleas, the exchequer. It denotes a court of intermediate jurisdiction between the courts of inferior or limited jurisdiction and the courts of last resort. In American Law. A court of intermediate jurisdiction between the inferior courts and those of last resort. In Delaware it is the court of last resort; and in some of the states there is a superior court for cities.

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In English Law. A term applied collectively to the three courts of common law at Westminster, namely, the king’s bench, the common pleas, the exchequer. It denotes a court of intermediate jurisdiction between the courts of inferior or limited jurisdiction and the courts of last resort. In American Law. A court of intermediate jurisdiction between the inferior courts and those of last resort. In Delaware it is the court of last resort; and in some of the states there is a superior court for cities.

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