Court of Error

Court of Error
An expression formerly applied especially in England to the court of exchequer chamber and the house of lords, as taking cognizance of error brought. It was formerly applied in some of the United States (e.g. Connecticut) to the court of last resort in the state; and in its most general sense denotes any court having power to review the decisions of lower courts on appeal, error, certiorari, or other process.

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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