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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 — ➔ court1 * * * Supreme Court UK US noun [C, usually singular] ► LAW the most important court in a country or state, especially the most important court in the US: »It took the intervention of the Supreme Court for a winner in the election to be… … Financial and business terms
Supreme Court — Supreme′ Court′ n. 1) law the highest court of the U.S 2) law (l.c.) the highest court of a state or, in some states, a court of general jurisdiction subordinate to an appeals court … From formal English to slang
Supreme Court — n. ☆ 1. the highest U.S. federal court, consisting of nine judges: its decisions are final and take precedence over those of all other judicial bodies in the country ☆ 2. the highest court in most states … English World dictionary
supreme court — ► NOUN ▪ the highest judicial court in a country or state … English terms dictionary
Supreme Court — (spr. ßjuprīm kōrt), Bezeichnung für den obersten Gerichtshof von England und den Vereinigten Staaten … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Supreme court — For specific national supreme courts, see List of national supreme courts. A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of many legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, instance court,… … Wikipedia
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 — Ein oberstes Gericht ist das letzte Glied eines Instanzenzuges. Länder des kontinentaleuropäischen Rechtskreises kennen meist kein einheitliches oberstes Gericht (vgl. Lage in der Schweiz). Dort gibt es meist nach Rechtsgebieten getrennte oberste … Deutsch Wikipedia
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
