Most cases go no further than the trial court: for example, the criminal defendant is convicted (by a trial or a guilty plea) and sentenced by the court and the case ends.

大多数案件只在初审阶段进行：例如，刑事被告被定罪（通过审判或认罪）并由法庭判决，案件就结束了。

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For example, in the federal system the trial court is the United States District court, of which there is at least one in every state.

例如，在联邦系统中的审判法院是联邦地区法院，其在每个州至少设立一个。

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Usually the name that appears first is the name of the original plaintiff in the trial court, but in some jurisdictions it is the name of the party taking the appeal.

通常在前面的名字就是最初初审法院原告的名字，不过在某些地区会是提起上诉一方的名字。

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If confirmed, she will be the only one on the court who was a trial judge.

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Not only does the Apology force Socrates to defend himself before the city of Athens but Socrates puts the city of Athens on trial and makes it defend itself before the high court of philosophy.

苏格拉底自辩篇》不仅迫使苏格拉底,在雅典城前自辩,他也迫使雅典全城受审,而且让它自辩于,哲学的最高法院面前。

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and you sort of just decide if you want to go into litigation, which is the trial and court practice

你只要决定你想不想参与诉讼，就是审判和法庭程序，

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The trial court opinion in this case expressly acknowledged the competitive concerns associated with keyword advertising.

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The court should limit itself to whether there was clear error by the trial court.

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The court remanded the opinion to the trial court for reconsideration based on its instructions.

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