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local courthouse
A court of law operated by a municipality, township, or other local government.
A local courthouse is a general court of law under the jurisdiction of a municipality, township, or other form of local government.
The court has a general local jurisdiction rather than being restricted to one named kind of case. The local government can be a municipality, township, or comparable body.
A court's physical location within a town does not alone establish local jurisdiction. The governmental level responsible for the court supplies that distinction.
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county courthouse
A general court operated by a county or comparable second-level subdivision below a state or province. -
international courthouse
A court of law with international jurisdiction, usually legitimized by treaties between countries. -
national courthouse
A court of law operated by a national government, not including a supreme court. -
sub-national courthouse
A court of law operated by a state, provincial, or other sub-national government. -
supreme court
The highest national court of law, with ultimate authority within its country to decide cases and interpret the law.