Definition for court of first instance - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	court of first instance (court of first in\|stance) noun a court in which legal proceedings are begun or first heard.		More words in this category bona fide chance-medley complaint conversion Crown Court derestrict devise feu guilty inheritance interfere joinder majority mistrial nonjoinder ouster patent settlement specification Nearby Words court card court circular court costs court cupboard court dress court hand court martial Court of Appeal Court of Claims court of first instance court of inquiry Court of Protection court of record court of review Court of Session Court of St James's court of summary jurisdiction court order court plaster