supreme court
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- noun
- /səˈprim kɔrt/
:
tribunal supremo (ES)
- Many cases are initially heard in lower courts before being appealed to the supreme court.
- supreme court justice
- supreme court decisions
- supreme court case
But the Minnesota Supreme Court just said, never mind.
- But the Minnesota Supreme Court just said, never mind.
- We will have to remove them from the Supreme Court or create a replacement for the Supreme Court.
- Their father was the Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court.
Examples
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California had a requirement that the auto companies begin producing cars that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and after litigating with the auto companies and taking our case all the way to the supreme court, we won.
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In a landmark decision, the supreme court overturned the previous ruling.
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Earlier this month, the state supreme court sent the case back to him for further review.
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The supreme court supports all the evidence we presented.
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But the Minnesota Supreme Court just said, never mind.
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California lawyers, however, soon could get more definitive guidance from their state supreme court.
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Also, here in Pennsylvania, the state supreme court sent the issue back to the commonwealth courts.
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Two state supreme court decisions figure prominently in the new litigation wave.
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Yes, the supreme court said we can worship god according to the dictates of our own conscience.
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The supreme court ruled that the new law was unconstitutional.
Synonyms
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4.5
The top group of judges in a country or state that hears the most important cases and appeals
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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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A high court in some countries that can overturn lower court decisions
How High
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the highest judicial court' is directly and compositionally derived from 'supreme' (highest in rank) combined with 'court' (a forum where judges decide cases). This is a straightforward noun phrase following regular English composition patterns and has clear equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Supreme court comes from the words supreme (highest) and court (the place where judges meet). It is the top court that can make the final decision and 'look again' at cases from lower courts, so the name shows it is the highest court in the country.