supreme court en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A court of law which represents the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction.
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.
1934 October 13, “Is the U.S. Supreme Court Swayed by Politics?”, in The China Weekly Review, volume 70, number 7, →OCLC, page 216, column 1:
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A superior court; a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases.
After the establishment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the original Supreme Court was renamed as the Senior Courts.
- (Canada, US) In certain provinces and states, a superior court of original jurisdiction, which however is inferior to said region's court of appeals.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| supreme courts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
high court · court of last resort
Translations (90)
ky жогорку сот (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · pt supremo tribunal (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · sq gjykatë supreme (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · uz oliy sud (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · tk ýokary kazyýet (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · nl hooggerechtshof (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · mk врховен суд (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · ha kotun ƙoli (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · ro curtea supremă (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · sv högsta domstol (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · hi हाईकोर्ट (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · nb høyesterett (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · is hæstiréttur (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · ko 최고 법원 (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · lo ສານສູງສຸດ (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · hu legfelsőbb bíróság (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · af hooggeregshof (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · fr cour suprême (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · mn дээд шүүх (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · fi korkein oikeus (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · ru верхо́вный суд (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · tg додгоҳи олӣ (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · yue 最高法院 (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · sl vrhovno sodišče (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · hy գերագույն դատարան (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · sk najvyšší súd (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · es corte suprema (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · fa-ira دیوانِ عالی (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · id mahkamah agung (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · es tribunal supremo (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · el ανώτατο δικαστήριο (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · da højesteret (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · fa-ira دادْگاهِ عالی (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · it tribunale supremo (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · kk жоғарғы сот (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · et ülemkohus (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · kn ಸರ್ವೋಚ್ಛ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯ (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · tl korte suprema (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · et riigikohus (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · ka უზენაესი სასამართლო (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · ug ئالىي سوت (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · nb høgsterett (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · lv augstākā tiesa (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · nn høgsterett (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · pl sąd najwyższy (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · he בֵּית הַמִּשְׁפָּט הָעֶלְיוֹן (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · de Höchstgericht (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · tg дивони олӣ (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · it corte suprema (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · pt corte suprema (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · cmn 最高法院 (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · ar مَحْكَمَة عُلْيَا (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · tl kataas-taasang hukuman (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · ko 최고 재판소 (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · my တရားလွှတ်တော်ချုပ် (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · ga ardchúirt (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · fa-ira مَحْکَمِهٔ عالی (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · ko 대법원 (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · mt qorti suprema (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · uk верхо́вний суд (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · vi tòa án tối cao (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · yi העכסטע געריכט (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · tr yargıtay (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · ja 最高法院 (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · tg маҳкамаи олӣ (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · ms mahkamah agung (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · ta உச்ச நீதிமன்றம் (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · sh vr̀hōvnī sȗd (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · ja 最高裁判所 (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · cs nejvyšší soud (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · sh вр̀хо̄внӣ су̑д (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · ro tribunal suprem (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · bn সর্বোচ্চ আদালত (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · th ศาลสูงสุด (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · hi उच्चतम न्यायालय (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · tg суди олӣ (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · lt aukščiausiasis teismas (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · tr yüce divan (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · sq gjykata supreme (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · be вярхо́ўны суд (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · de oberster Gerichtshof (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · bg върхо́вен съд (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · gl Tribunal Supremo (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · az ali məhkəmə (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · mi kōti mana nui (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · ur عَدالَتِ عُظْمیٰ (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · ug ئالىي سوت مەھكىمىكى (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · de oberstes Gericht (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · km តុលាការកំពូល (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) · hi उच्चन्यायालय (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction)