1. Lack of conformity; nonconformity. 2. Geology A surface between successive strata representing a missing interval in the geologic record of time, and produced either by an interruption in deposition or by the erosion of depositionally continuous strata followed by renewed deposition.
Trial Courts. In trial courts, witnesses are heard, testimony is received, exhibits are offered into evidence, and a verdict is rendered. The trial court structure in Texas has several different levels, each level handling different types of cases, with some overlap.
Appeals of trial court cases are made first to the lower courts of appeals. As mentioned, each state gets to set up its own court system. Generally, states have separate trial courts for civil cases and criminal cases, with specialized judges for each who are familiar with certain areas of the law.