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.
Review by general courts [edit]. In the United States, federal and state courts (at all levels, both appellate and trial) are able to review and declare the  constitutionality , or agreement with the Constitution (or lack thereof) of legislation that is relevant to any case properly within their jurisdiction.