court of first instance

English

Noun

court of first instance (plural courts of first instance)

1. (law) a court of law where legal proceedings are first heard.

Synonyms

• trial court

Related terms

• court of second instance
• court of last resort

Translations

court of law

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 原訟法庭／原讼法庭 (yuán sòng fǎtíng)

• Dutch: rechtbank (nl) m or f (Netherlands), rechtbank van eerste aanleg m or f (Belgium), kantongerecht (nl) n (Suriname), gerecht in eerste aanleg n (Dutch Caribbean)
• French: tribunal de première instance (fr) m
• Georgian: პირველი ინსტანციის სასამართლო (ṗirveli insṭanciis sasamartlo)
• Russian: суд пе́рвой инста́нции m (sud pérvoj instáncii)
• Swedish: underrätt (sv) c
• Tagalog: hukumang unang dulugan
• Thai: ศาลชั้นต้น (sǎan-chán-dtôn)