In common law systems, a superior court is a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases. A superior court is "superior" relative to a court with limited jurisdiction (see lower 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 superior court may hear appeals from lower courts (see court of appeal).
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“To have more virtues than talents is to be a superior person; to have more talents than virtues is to be an inferior one.”
—Chinese proverb.
“At court I met it, in clothes brave enough
To be a courtier, and looks grave enough
To seem a statesman.”
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