General Court
noun
: a legislative assembly
specifically
: the state legislature in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
Examples of General Court in a Sentence
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This was the first action for damages against Frontex to be brought before the General Court of the European Union, which is part of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
In its judgment under appeal, the General Court held that the commission had the authority to assess the selectivity of the 2003 APA granted to Amazon by reference to the arm’s-length principle, as set out in the OECD transfer pricing guidelines.
—Ryan Finley, Forbes, 17 July 2023
Amazon has filed a lawsuit in the European General Court, claiming that it is being targeted because of its size outside the region.
—Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 12 July 2023
Amazon is the first US company to challenge the General Court’s decision, and it’s expected that other Silicon Valley groups caught up in the legislation will be closely monitoring the situation.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 11 July 2023
In October 1636, the General Court of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay took a final vote appropriating 400 pounds for the establishment of what would eventually become the crown jewel of the American higher-education system.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 27 Apr. 2023
In December 1636, the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony ordered the Colony’s militia to organize into a North, South, and East Regiment, according to the City of Salem.
—Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023
The filing of the lawsuit doesn’t prevent the EU from enforcing the levy/tax/solitary contribution, and there is no time certain in which the EU’s General Court must hear arguments and render a decision.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
Down the ballot are seats in Congress, seats in the state’s General Court, sheriff positions, and some county commissioners.
—Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Oct. 2022
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Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
In its judgment under appeal, the General Court held that the commission had the authority to assess the selectivity of the 2003 APA granted to Amazon by reference to the arm’s-length principle, as set out in the OECD transfer pricing guidelines.
—Ryan Finley, Forbes, 17 July 2023
Amazon has filed a lawsuit in the European General Court, claiming that it is being targeted because of its size outside the region.
—Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 12 July 2023
Amazon is the first US company to challenge the General Court’s decision, and it’s expected that other Silicon Valley groups caught up in the legislation will be closely monitoring the situation.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 11 July 2023
In October 1636, the General Court of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay took a final vote appropriating 400 pounds for the establishment of what would eventually become the crown jewel of the American higher-education system.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 27 Apr. 2023
In December 1636, the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony ordered the Colony’s militia to organize into a North, South, and East Regiment, according to the City of Salem.
—Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023
The filing of the lawsuit doesn’t prevent the EU from enforcing the levy/tax/solitary contribution, and there is no time certain in which the EU’s General Court must hear arguments and render a decision.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
Down the ballot are seats in Congress, seats in the state’s General Court, sheriff positions, and some county commissioners.
—Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Oct. 2022
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1628, in the meaning defined above
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General Court
noun
: a legislative assembly
specifically
: the state legislature in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
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