as in high court
the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
Supreme Court justices
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Erin Patterson, who murdered three relatives with poisonous mushrooms, has been given a life prison sentence by the supreme court in Australia.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
In other news: Charter schools funding issue goes before supreme court: A lawsuit challenging a 2022 law that would fund charter schools in Kentucky has made its way to the state supreme court.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
In March 2015, Italy's supreme court overturned Amanda and Raffael's conviction, ending the legal matter.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Switzerland’s supreme court decides upon CAS verdicts which have been challenged, but have rarely overturned the verdicts.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
In other news: Charter schools funding issue goes before supreme court: A lawsuit challenging a 2022 law that would fund charter schools in Kentucky has made its way to the state supreme court.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
In March 2015, Italy's supreme court overturned Amanda and Raffael's conviction, ending the legal matter.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Switzerland’s supreme court decides upon CAS verdicts which have been challenged, but have rarely overturned the verdicts.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme court
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What’s at stake for kids The case comes months after the high court ruled in June that states can ban gender affirming care for minors.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The hearing comes on the second day of the high court’s new term and marks its first high-profile case.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Oct. 2025
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Meta disputed Nigeria’s findings and decision to fine it, but a tribunal upheld the decision in April.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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That panel included two former judges who had overseen international criminal tribunals, a former legal adviser to the British Foreign Office, and Amal Clooney, a British Lebanese human-rights lawyer and the wife of George Clooney.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Center, and the bourbon bars and distilleries making up Whiskey Row.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Oct. 2025
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That abundance is on full display at the hotel’s six restaurants and bars, which source the large majority of ingredients from the surrounding areas.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Supreme court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supreme%20court. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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