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was replaced with the Reichsgericht. Also located in Leipzig, the Reichsgericht enjoyed far broader supreme appellate jurisdiction than its predecessors, encompassing all civil and criminal matters arising in the Empire. The enactment of a unified Imperial Penal Code in 1872 added to the significance of the court. In the wake of Germany's defeat in World War II, the Reichsgericht, like all German courts, was closed, and its administration subsequently

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