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the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
Supreme Court justices
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Recent Examples of supreme courts
Though many Hungarian judges and prosecutors faithfully carry out their duties, judicial leadership — including the heads of the constitutional and supreme courts — should be replaced to restore trust and impartiality, said Martin of Transparency International Hungary.
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ABC News, 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
Under the federal constitution, states and their supreme courts are the ultimate judges of state law.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
The professional embarrassments even take place at the level of state supreme courts.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
In contrast to the Second Circuit, the Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, and several state supreme courts all have held that confrontation requires face-to-face confrontation.
—Robert Anello, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
ABC News, 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
Under the federal constitution, states and their supreme courts are the ultimate judges of state law.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
The professional embarrassments even take place at the level of state supreme courts.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
In contrast to the Second Circuit, the Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, and several state supreme courts all have held that confrontation requires face-to-face confrontation.
—Robert Anello, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme courts
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In 1996, the United Nations selected her as chief prosecutor of the international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Located just 2 miles away from the former insurance building that housed the residual mechanism, the ICC was set up as a permanent, global court to prosecute humanity’s worst crimes and forestall the need to create ad hoc tribunals for every conflict.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Beware that many of the bars suggested by ChatGPT (crack open a guide book, loser) may have gone out of business or changed their names, as bars open and close all the time.—
Anton Hur,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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Jurors could have sentenced Anthony to as little as two years in prison or up to the rest of his life behind bars.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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“Supreme courts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supreme%20courts. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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