Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

court of first instance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables
court of -first in-stance
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a court of law where legal proceedings are first heard.

Inflected Forms

courts of first instance (plural)

Phrases

court of second instance court of last resort

Frequently Paired Words

court of second instance court of last resort

Synonyms

trial court tribunal of first instance

Questions

What does court of first instance mean?
a court of law where legal proceedings are first heard.

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