supreme court
see also: Supreme Court
Noun

supreme court (plural supreme courts)

  1. A court of law which represents the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction.
  2. (Canada) In certain provinces, a superior court of original jurisdiction, which however is inferior to the province's court of appeals.
Synonyms Translations
  • French: cour suprême
  • German: oberster Gerichtshof
  • Portuguese: supremo tribunal
  • Russian: верхо́вный суд
  • Spanish: corte suprema (often capitalized)

Supreme Court
Proper noun
  1. The highest court in a legal jurisdiction.
    1. (Canada) The Supreme Court of Canada.
    2. (US) The highest Federal court of the United States, ("the Supreme Court").
    3. (US) The state court in many states of the United States, usually but not necessarily the highest court in that state.



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