high court
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4.5
- noun
- /haɪ kɔrt/
- UK
:
corte suprema
- Several cases are making their way through the court system toward the high court.
- high court decision
- high court ruling
- high court judge
So we'll have his reaction on the High Court agreeing with him.
- So we'll have his reaction on the High Court agreeing with him.
- He's the youngest High Court judge in Scotland or the UK.
- They knew he told lies in previous High Court cases.
- Who's on that High Court and the lower federal courts matters a lot.
- And nor can I imagine a better topic to honor Margaret Marshall, our former Chief Justice of the High Court here in Massachusetts.
- And let's look at the Roxy Tickle and Giggle app Sal Grover being who is sued and and lost and I think is now going to take it to the High Court.
- And we won at the that the High Court, the judges fairly like pretty much just said flat out like this is this is crazy what you're doing.
- Cassie and Azrael, Moore and Omran, their entire goal and game is to keep him happy, healthy and alive because by protecting him, they're protecting the High Court.
Examples
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Lindy and Michael Chamberlain lost their high court appeal today on a vote of three to two, ending over two years of legal and political battles.
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The fact that an authoritarian president would disregard the decision of the highest court in the country is not surprising.
Academic text (1999) -
We'll appeal this to the highest court in the land.
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Get yourself down to the high court.
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And he'll stand before the high court.
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You are before the high court in the case of Peter Carter.
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Many countries around the world have a high court that enjoys this status.
Academic text (2005) -
The high court hears less than 2 percent of the disputes it is asked to take.
Academic text (2007) -
The only African American to serve on the high court, Marshall has become a legendary figure in jurisprudence.
Academic text (1991) -
He will present his case to the high court for final judgment.
Synonyms
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3.2
The highest court in a country or state that reviews lower court decisions
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4.2
The highest group of judges in a U.S. state who decide appeals about state law
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9.9
A high court in some countries that can overturn lower court decisions
Antonyms
How High
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositional: 'high' (of superior rank) modifies 'court' (judicial forum) to indicate a court of superior authority. This follows a common cross-linguistic pattern (e.g., equivalents meaning 'higher/supreme court'), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
High court: The name high court comes from the idea of a high place or rank for the court, like judges sitting on a raised bench above smaller courts. That's why high court means the 'top court' that decides the most important cases.