Meaning

3 senses
  1. A court of law which represents the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction.

    oberster Gerichtshof, oberstes Gericht, Höchstgericht

    верхо́вный судverxóvnyj sud

    верхо́вний судverxóvnyj sud

    the highest court in most states of the United States

  2. A superior court; a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases.

    After the establishment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the original Supreme Court was renamed as the Senior Courts.

  3. (Canada, US)In certain provinces and states, a superior court of original jurisdiction, which however is inferior to said region's court of appeals.

Examples

33 sentences
  1. The embassy is located next to the Supreme Court.

    Посольство розташовано біля Верховного Суду. — ascolto

  2. The Supreme Court overturned a previous decision.

    ruВерховный суд отменил предыдущее решение. — fjay69

  3. The Supreme Court is located near the Imperial Palace.

    Верховний Суд розташований бiля Iмперського Палацу. — rmdas

    deDer Oberste Gerichtshof befindet sich in der Nähe des Kaiserpalastes. — xtofu80

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  4. Despotism and the most absurd arrogance punish even supreme foreign courts.

  5. That matter was decided by the Supreme Court.

    deDie Angelegenheit wurde vom Obersten Gerichtshof entschieden. — Zaghawa

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction:
Русский
By meaning 1
court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction:

Forms

plural: supreme courts
Singularsupreme court
Pluralsupreme courts

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Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation:Supreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Supreme Court
  • the highest court in most states of the United States:state supreme courthigh court

See also

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