Inferior court

Definition - Noun
: a court that is subordinate to and whose decisions are subject to review by the highest court in a judicial system (as of a state or country)
specif
: a court having limited and specified jurisdiction rather than general jurisdiction



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best evidence rule

a rule of evidence: in order to prove what is said or pictured in a writing, recording, or photograph the original must be provided unless the original is lost, destroyed, or otherwise unobtainable


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