Supreme Court

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The highest court in a judicial system: The "Supreme Court" is the court of final appeal and the highest legal authority within a specific jurisdiction. Its decisions are binding on all lower courts.
    • The highest federal court in the United States: Specifically, the "Supreme Court" (often capitalized) refers to the highest court in the United States federal judiciary, established by the U.S. Constitution.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The state's supreme court overturned the lower court's ruling.
    • The case was appealed all the way to the Supreme Court.
    • The U.S. Supreme Court has nine justices.
Advanced Usage
  • "to take a case to the Supreme Court": to appeal a legal decision to the highest judicial authority for a final ruling.
    • The defense lawyers decided to take the case to the Supreme Court.
  • "a Supreme Court decision/ruling": a final judgment issued by the highest court.
    • The Supreme Court decision set a new legal precedent.
Variants and Related Words
  • Supreme Court Justice (n): a judge who serves on a supreme court, particularly the U.S. Supreme Court.
    • She was sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice.
  • High court (n): a general term for a court of high authority, often used synonymously with "supreme court" in some jurisdictions.
    • The matter was settled in the high court.
Synonyms
  • Court of last resort: A court, typically the highest court, from which no further appeal is possible.
  • Highest court: A direct descriptive synonym.
Related Phrases
  • Supreme Court bench: Refers collectively to the justices of the Supreme Court.
    • The new law will likely be reviewed by the Supreme Court bench.
  • Landmark Supreme Court case: A case decided by the Supreme Court that establishes a new and important legal principle or interpretation.
    • Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark Supreme Court case.
Noun
  1. the highest court in most states of the United States
  2. the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation

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