high court

noun

: supreme court

Examples of high court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The high court affirmed that the Missouri congressional map passed in 2022, which gives Republicans a 6-2 advantage over Democrats, should be used for the November election in a per curiam ruling. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026

The high court ordered Bianco to immediately hand over all remaining materials his office had seized in the case. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Further, there would be a cascading effect impacting unions across the state if the high court ruled that those proceedings should be open, Pierce said. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

But the high court rejected that finding, noting that the abuse-of-discretion standard defers to government agencies' determinations. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for high court

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• disport
• distort
• escort
• exhort

Legal Definition

high court

noun

1

: a court of last resort in the U.S.

especially : supreme court

2

capitalized : high court of justice