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| apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court |
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| a judicial region formerly administered by traveling judges. |
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| United States Supreme Court |
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he highest judicial court in most U.S. states.
• (in full U.S. Supreme Court) the highest federal court in the U.S., consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation. |
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| the Constitution) the basic written set of principles and precedents of federal government in the U.S., which came into operation in 1789 and has since been modified by twenty-seven amendments. |
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| the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship. |
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| a person who brings a case against another in a court of law. Compare with defendant . |
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| an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law. Compare with plaintiff . |
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| he opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion'). |
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| an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case. |
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| A writ of certiorari currently means an order by a higher court directing a lower court, tribunal, or public authority to send the record in a given case for review. |
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| a previous case or legal decision that may be or ( binding precedent) must be followed in subsequent similar cases : the decision set a precedent for others to be sent to trial in the U.S. |
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| is a legal principle by which judges are obliged to respect the precedents established by prior decisions. |
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| accept or confirm the validity of (a judgment or agreement); ratify. |
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| one who signs and/or files a petition |
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| this specifically refers to the defendant in a legal proceeding commenced by a petition, or to an appellee, or the opposing party, in an appeal of a decision |
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| annul (a judgment, sentence, or decree made by a lower court or authority |
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| place (a defendant) on bail or in custody, esp. when a trial is adjourned |
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