high court

noun

: supreme court

Examples of high court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The high court will hear oral arguments on the case, but not until December, meaning a decision will come next year. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

While those companies are not named in the Boulder case, they are named as defendants in similar climate lawsuits filed across the country, suits that very likely would be affected by the high court’s ruling. — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

Later in the day, the high court cleared the way for the execution to proceed. — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 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

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