supreme court
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A court of law which represents the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction.
noun
A superior court; a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases.
noun
In certain provinces and states, a superior court of original jurisdiction, which however is inferior to said region's court of appeals.
Canadian usage; American usage
name
The highest court in a legal jurisdiction.
name
The highest court in a legal jurisdiction.
Example Sentences
- "Many observers believed that the tribunal will consciously or unconsciously be influenced by the November elections. It is an old saying that the supreme court watches the polls."
- "After the establishment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the original Supreme Court was renamed as the Senior Courts."
- "The first Indian woman who ever appeared before the Supreme Court as a lawyer was admitted to practice there today."
- "Justice Elena Kagan on Thursday defended the code of conduct the Supreme Court created last year, but conceded there needs to be a way to enforce the rules for it to be more effective."
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.