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Sheriff court

A sheriff court (Scottish Gaelic: Cùirt an t-Siorraim) is the principal local civil and criminalcourt in Scotland, with exclusive jurisdiction over all civil cases with a monetary value up to £100,000, and with the jurisdiction to hear any criminal case except treason, murder, and rape, which are in the exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court of Justiciary.

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