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Supreme Court en · PROPN

Meanings

  1. The highest court in a legal jurisdiction.
    • The first Indian woman who ever appeared before the Supreme Court as a lawyer was admitted to practice there today. 1915 October 26, “WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.”, in The New York Times:
  2. (Canada) The highest court in a legal jurisdiction. ▸ The Supreme Court of Canada.
  3. (US) The highest court in a legal jurisdiction. ▸ The highest Federal court of the United States, ("the Supreme Court").
    • 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. 2024 July 25, Devan Cole, “Justice Elena Kagan says Supreme Court’s code of conduct needs an enforcement plan. Takeaways from her wide-ranging comments.”, in CNN:
  4. (US) The highest court in a legal jurisdiction. ▸ The state court in many states of the United States, usually but not necessarily the highest court in that state.
  5. (Philippines) The highest court in a legal jurisdiction. ▸ The Supreme Court of the Philippines.

Deriveds

Supreme Kangaroo Court

Synonyms

SCOTUS · SCC

Translations (8)

ilo Korte Suprema (The Supreme Court of the Philippines) · de Oberster Gerichtshof (The highest court in a legal jurisdiction) · ilo Kangatuan a Korte (The Supreme Court of the Philippines) · de Oberster Gerichtshof der Vereinigten Staaten (The highest Federal court of the United States) · tl Kataas-taasang Hukuman (The Supreme Court of the Philippines) · tl Korte Suprema (The Supreme Court of the Philippines) · de Oberster Gerichtshof von Kanada (The Supreme Court of Canada) · ceb Kinatas-ang Hukmanan (The Supreme Court of the Philippines)