noun
original trial; lower court decision; original judgment
Legal term referring to the original trial or decision of a lower court, especially when contrasted with an appeal.
控訴審は原審の判決を支持した。
The appellate court upheld the original court's decision.
原審では無罪だったが、上級審で有罪になった。
He was acquitted in the original trial, but found guilty in the higher court.