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For example, the adjective superior in its literal sense of "higher" (e.g. ex locō superiōre "from a higher place") usually comes after the noun in Cicero and in Caesar, but in Livy the position before the noun (ex superiōre locō) is much more common. [170] Vitruvius and Seneca the Younger also preferred the earlier position. [171]
In common law systems, a superior court is a court of general jurisdiction over civil and criminal legal cases.A superior court is "superior" in relation to a court with limited jurisdiction (see small claims court), which is restricted to civil cases involving monetary amounts with a specific limit, or criminal cases involving offenses of a less serious nature.
A religious superior is the person to whom a cleric is immediately responsible under canon law.For monks, it would be the abbot (or the abbess for nuns); for friars, it would be the prior, or, for Franciscans, the guardian (), for Minims, the corrector; for diocesan priests, it would be the local bishop.
The following is a partial list of linguistic example sentences illustrating various linguistic phenomena. Ambiguity
In different jurisdictions, appellate courts are also called appeals courts, courts of appeals, superior courts, or supreme courts. The specific procedures for appealing, including even whether there is a right of appeal from a particular type of decision, can vary greatly from state to state.
Superior orders, also known as just following orders or the Nuremberg defense, is a plea in a court of law that a person, whether civilian, military or police, should not be considered guilty of committing crimes ordered by a superior officer or official. [1] [2] It is regarded as a complement to command responsibility. [3]
The most common honorifics in modern English are usually placed immediately before a person's name. Honorifics used (both as style and as form of address) include, in the case of a man, "Mr." (irrespective of marital status), and, in the case of a woman, previously either of two depending on marital status: "Miss" if unmarried and "Mrs." if married, widowed, or divorced; more recently, a third ...
In law, a majority opinion is a judicial opinion agreed to by more than half of the members of a court.A majority opinion sets forth the decision of the court and an explanation of the rationale behind the court's decision.