Supreme court

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA court of law which represents the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction.

2.NounA superior court; a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases.

"After the establishment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the original Supreme Court was renamed as the Senior Courts."

3.NounIn certain provinces and states, a superior court of original jurisdiction, which however is inferior to said region's court of appeals.

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