💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "High court"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| supreme courtnoun | A court of law which represents the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction. |
| state supreme court | In the United States, a state supreme court (known by other names in some states) is the highest court in the state judiciary of a U.S. state. |
| court of last resortnoun | (law) The final court of appeal in a jurisdiction; a supreme court. |
| appellate courtnoun | (law) A court having jurisdiction to hear appeals and review a lower court's decisions. |
| court of appealnoun | (law) An appellate court. |
| appeals courtnoun | (law) An appellate court, to hear appeals against lower tribunals. |
| court of appealsnoun | (law) An appellate court. |
| court of justicenoun | (law) A court of law. |
| court of lawnoun | A court presided over by a judge which is empowered to decide all aspects of legal disputes. |
| court of second instancenoun | (law) An appellate court. |
| law courtnoun | Alternative form of court of law. [A court presided over by a judge which is empowered to decide all aspects of legal disputes.] |
| constitutional courtnoun | a high court whose jurisdiction is focused on constitutional law or constitutional issues, such as the review of the constitutionality of laws, draft laws, political and bureaucratic decisions, acts of political parties, etc. |
| certiorarinoun | (US, law) A grant of the right of an appeal to be heard by an appellate court where that court has discretion to choose which appeals it will hear. |
| appellate jurisdictionnoun | (US, law) The power of a court to review and potentially modify the decisions made by another court or tribunal. |
| civil courtnoun | A court dealing with cases in civil law. |
| court of recordnoun | (law) A trial court in which a clerk or reporter takes down a record of proceedings, which is preserved at least long enough for all appeals to be exhausted, or for some further period of time provided by law. |
| court of first instancenoun | (law) a court of law where legal proceedings are first heard. |
| county courtnoun | (US) A court which handles both civil and criminal cases. |
| trial courtnoun | (law) a court of first instance. |
| court casenoun | (law) a legal case to be resolved in a court |
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