Kúriában

Kúriában is the locative case form of Kúria, the name of Hungary’s Supreme Court. In modern usage, Kúria refers to the court of last resort for most civil and criminal cases, as well as to the institution itself that administers the final appellate process. The locative form Kúriában literally means “in the Supreme Court” and is used to designate location or place of action, rather than to name the organization in a general sense.

Morphology and usage: Kúria is a proper noun, and Hungarian forms its locative by adding the suffix -ban/-ben, following vowel harmony, yielding Kúriában. Related forms include Kúriába (into the Supreme Court) and Kúriából (from the Supreme Court). Kúriában is used in formal and legal language to indicate that a ruling, hearing, or other activity took place within the court or within its jurisdiction. Examples include sentences like “A tárgyalás a Kúriában zajlik” (The hearing is taking place in the Supreme Court) or “A döntést a Kúriában hozták meg” (The decision was made in the Supreme Court).

Context: While primarily referring to the Supreme Court, the form appears in legal texts, court records, journalism, and scholarly writing to specify location tied to the institution. It is distinct from other case forms such as Kúriából (“from the Supreme Court”) or Kúriába (“into the Supreme Court”) and from non-locative uses of the name.

See also: Kúria; Hungarian grammar; locative case.