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It refers to any court which is lower in jurisdiction to another couirt.

For instance: Courts of original jurisdiction are "inferior" to Appelate Courts. Appelate Courts are "inferior" to the Supreme Court.

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So called, because any decisions made in an Inferior Court can be appealed to a Higher Court.

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