- suˌpreme ˈcourt
- noun [C]the most important court in some countries and in most states of the US
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Suˌpreme ˈCourt, the — the most powerful court in the US that has the authority to change the decisions made by other US courts … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
court — ▪ I. court court 1 [kɔːt ǁ kɔːrt] noun 1. the court the people in a court, especially the judge, other officials, and the jury (= ordinary people who decide certain cases). The phrase is often used when talking about what a judge or jury think or … Financial and business terms
Supreme Court — su·preme court n 1: the highest court in a nation or state; specif cap S&C: the highest court in the judicial branch of the U.S. government that has original jurisdiction over controversies involving ambassadors or other ministers or consuls but… … Law dictionary
Supreme Court — noun the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑Supreme Court of the United States, ↑United States Supreme Court • Topics: ↑law,… … Useful english dictionary
supreme court — noun the highest court in most states of the United States • Syn: ↑state supreme court, ↑high court • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑court, ↑tribunal, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Supreme Court — Su|p|reme Court [sjʊ pri:m kɔ:t ], der; s, s [engl., aus: supreme = höchst… u. court = Gericht]: oberster Gerichtshof (bzw. oberste Instanz) in einigen Staaten mit angloamerikanischem Recht. * * * Supreme Court [sʊ priːm kɔːt] der, , in einigen … Universal-Lexikon
Supreme Court, the — Su,preme Court, the the most powerful court in the U.S. The Supreme Court has nine JUSTICES (=judges) who have authority over all the other courts, even the supreme courts of the individual states … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Supreme Court — Su.preme Court n [singular] the most important court of law in some countries or some states of the US … Dictionary of contemporary English
Supreme Court — Su|preme Court [sju pri:m kɔ:t] der; s, s <engl. ; zu supreme »höchst « u. court »Gericht«> oberster Gerichtshof bzw. oberste Instanz in einigen Staaten mit angloamerik. Recht … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
supreme court — su,preme court noun count the most important court in some countries and in most states of the U.S … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
