supreme court

noun

Definition of supreme courtnext
as in high court
the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state Supreme Court justices

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Recent Examples of supreme court The petition points back to a 2022 decision by the state supreme court. — Conor Wight, CBS News, 25 June 2026 It has been ruled by the supreme court as well as the ethics board that these positions are not inherently incompatible. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026 The state supreme court seats will be on the primary ballot, and the races will be decided on primary day instead of in November during the general midterm. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 18 May 2026 Under the federal constitution, states and their supreme courts are the ultimate judges of state law. — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for supreme court
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  1. high court
  2. tribunal
  3. bar
Noun
  • The high court will return for its next term in October, with that term set to continue through the end of June 2027.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
  • That legal issue is separately working its way up to the high court.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 July 2026
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  • Objection’s first tribunal, in April, targeted The Hollywood Reporter for its 2021 coverage about an heir to the Sackler family, whose Purdue Pharma fortune was built off OxyContin.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
  • Alejandro Ramelli, president of the tribunal, told The Associated Press that closing was contingent on the SJP continuing its work — otherwise, Colombia would be in breach of its obligations to the world court.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of tribunal
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  • The cause of the fire at the Rong Beer Na Ladprao bar is still under investigation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • Some 14,000 people came to dance at his bar, three times Space’s capacity.
    — Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
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