high court

noun

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The high court filing follows a brief order from a federal appeals court that kept in place a court order blocking the policy nationwide. Mark Sherman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025 In an amicus brief filed on Friday, senior Democrat state legal officials—including attorney generals from Washington, Minnesota, Colorado, and Illinois—compared the firing to Trump removing Article III judges, a group that includes the high court justices. Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 The families asked the Supreme Court to review that decision, and the high court in January agreed to do so. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025 In all, five books are at issue in the high court case, touching on the same themes found in classic stories that include Snow White, Cinderella and Peter Pan, the school system’s lawyers wrote. Mark Sherman, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high court

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high court was in the 14th century

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“High court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20court. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

Legal Definition

high court

noun
1
: a court of last resort in the U.S.
especially : supreme court
2
capitalized : high court of justice

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