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.
Answer Wiki. District courts are trial courts, the courts that you typically see in courtroom dramatizations, with a single judge, sometimes a jury, with opening and closing arguments, witnesses and evidence presented. Appellate courts are typically multi-judge panels that receive briefs from attorneys appealing the district court ruling.