Law

• military court

  A judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military...

• moot court

  A mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases.

• police court

  A court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in...

• probate court

  A court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of e...

• quarter sessions

  A local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative function...

• superior court

  Any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court.

• supreme court

  The highest court in most states of the United States.

• traffic court

  A court that has power to prosecute for traffic offenses.

• trial court

  The first court before which the facts of a case are decided.

Federal Judiciary

• federal court

  A court establish by the authority of a federal government.

• Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

  A secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence...

Also contains

• jury

  A body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court...

• criminal court

  A court having jurisdiction over criminal cases.

• appellate court

  A court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies.

• chancery

  A court with jurisdiction in equity.

• consistory

  A church tribunal or governing body.

• divorce court

  A court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts.

• Rota

  (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy...

• family court

  A court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes...

• inferior court

  Any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court.

• Inquisition

  A former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress...

• juvenile court

  A court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children.

• kangaroo court

  An irregular unauthorized court.

• International Court of Justice

  A court established to settle disputes between members of the United...

• Star Chamber

  A former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe ...

• Bench

  The magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court...

• court

  A tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice...

• assizes

  The county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts).