Supreme Court

See also: supreme court

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Supreme Court

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Proper noun

Supreme Court

1. The highest court in a legal jurisdiction.
   • 1915 October 26, “WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.”, in The New York Times:

     The first Indian woman who ever appeared before the Supreme Court as a lawyer was admitted to practice there today.

   1. (Canada) The Supreme Court of Canada.

      Synonym: SCC

   2. (US) The highest Federal court of the United States, ("the Supreme Court").

      Synonym: SCOTUS

      • 2024 July 25, Devan Cole, “Justice Elena Kagan says Supreme Court’s code of conduct needs an enforcement plan. Takeaways from her wide-ranging comments.”, in CNN‎:

        Justice Elena Kagan on Thursday defended the code of conduct the Supreme Court created last year, but conceded there needs to be a way to enforce the rules for it to be more effective.

   3. (US) The state court in many states of the United States, usually but not necessarily the highest court in that state.

Derived terms

• Supreme Kangaroo Court (humorous, derogatory)

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