first instance; trial of first instance
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first instance; first trial; original jurisdiction
formalLegal terminology referring to the initial trial of a case before a court of law. In China, parties dissatisfied with the judgment of the first instance may appeal to a higher court for second instance (二审).
Bèi被
gào告
bù不
fú服
yī一
shěn审
pàn判
jué决
，
xiàng向
gāo高
děng等
fǎ法
yuàn院
tí提
qǐ起
le了
shàng上
sù诉
。
The defendant, dissatisfied with the first-instance judgment, filed an appeal with the high court.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
shěn审
fǎ法
yuàn院
，
zhǔ主
yào要
shòu受
lǐ理
gè各
lèi类
mín民
shì事
hé和
xíng刑
shì事
àn案
jiàn件
。
This is a court of first instance, mainly handling various civil and criminal cases.
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Yī一
shěn审
yǐ已
jīng经
jié结
shù束
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
zhèng正
zài在
děng等
dài待
pàn判
jué决
shū书
。
The first trial has already ended, and we are now awaiting the written judgment.