Phrase guide

supreme court

name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

The highest court in a legal jurisdiction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Meaning 2

The highest court in a legal jurisdiction.

The Supreme Court of Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: SCC

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 3

The highest court in a legal jurisdiction.

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: SCOTUS

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 4

The highest court in a legal jurisdiction.

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Meaning 5

The highest court in a legal jurisdiction.

The Supreme Court of the Philippines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines

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Synonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 6

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

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Meaning 7

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

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Synonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 8

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

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noun

Meaning 9

the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: federal court

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noun

Meaning 10

the highest court in most states of the United States

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: state supreme court, high court

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: court, tribunal, judicature

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

98 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Oberster Gerichtshof — The highest court in a legal jurisdiction
  • German: Oberster Gerichtshof von Kanada — The Supreme Court of Canada
  • German: Oberster Gerichtshof der Vereinigten Staaten — The highest Federal court of the United States
  • Cebuano: Kinatas-ang Hukmanan — The Supreme Court of the Philippines
  • Ilocano: Kangatuan a Korte — The Supreme Court of the Philippines
  • Ilocano: Korte Suprema — The Supreme Court of the Philippines
  • Tagalog: Kataas-taasang Hukuman — The Supreme Court of the Philippines
  • Tagalog: Korte Suprema — The Supreme Court of the Philippines
  • Afrikaans: hooggeregshof — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Albanian: gjykata supreme — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Albanian: gjykatë supreme — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Arabic: مَحْكَمَة عُلْيَا (maḥkama ʕulyā) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Armenian: գերագույն դատարան (geraguyn dataran) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Azerbaijani: ali məhkəmə — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Belarusian: вярхо́ўны суд (vjarxówny sud) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Bengali: সর্বোচ্চ আদালত (śorbōcco adalot) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Bulgarian: върхо́вен съд (vǎrhóven sǎd) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Burmese: တရားလွှတ်တော်ချုပ် (ta.ra:hlwattauhkyup) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Chinese Cantonese: 最高法院 — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最高法院 (zuìgāo fǎyuàn) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Czech: nejvyšší soud — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Danish: højesteret — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Dutch: hooggerechtshof — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Estonian: riigikohus — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Estonian: ülemkohus — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Finnish: korkein oikeus — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • French: cour suprême — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Galician: Tribunal Supremo — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Georgian: უზენაესი სასამართლო (uzenaesi sasamartlo) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • German: oberster Gerichtshof — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • German: oberstes Gericht — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • German: Höchstgericht — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Greek: ανώτατο δικαστήριο (anótato dikastírio) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Hausa: kotun ƙoli — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Hebrew: בֵּית הַמִּשְׁפָּט הָעֶלְיוֹן (bet ha-mishpát ha-'elyón) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Hindi: हाईकोर्ट (hāīkorṭ) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Hindi: उच्चन्यायालय (uccanyāyālay) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Hindi: उच्चतम न्यायालय (uccatam nyāyālay) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Hungarian: legfelsőbb bíróság — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Icelandic: hæstiréttur — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Indonesian: mahkamah agung — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Irish: ardchúirt — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Italian: corte suprema — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Italian: tribunale supremo — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Japanese: 最高裁判所 (saikōsaibansho) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Japanese: 最高法院 (saikō hōin) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Kannada: ಸರ್ವೋಚ್ಛ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯ (sarvōccha nyāyālaya) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Kazakh: жоғарғы сот (joğarğy sot) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Khmer: តុលាការកំពូល (tolaakaa kɑmpuul) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Korean: 대법원 (daebeobwon) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Korean: 최고 법원 (choego beobwon) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Korean: 최고 재판소 (choego jaepanso) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Kyrgyz: жогорку сот (jogorku sot) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Lao: ສານສູງສຸດ (sān sūng sut) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Latvian: augstākā tiesa — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Lithuanian: aukščiausiasis teismas — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Macedonian: врховен суд (vrhoven sud) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Malay: mahkamah agung — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Maltese: qorti suprema — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Māori: kōti mana nui — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Mongolian: дээд шүүх (deed šüüx) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Norwegian Bokmål: høyesterett — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Norwegian Bokmål: høgsterett — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: høgsterett — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Iranian Persian: دیوانِ عالی (divân-e âli) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Iranian Persian: دادْگاهِ عالی (dâdgâh-e âli) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Iranian Persian: مَحْکَمِهٔ عالی (mahkame-ye âli) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Polish: sąd najwyższy — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Portuguese: supremo tribunal — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Portuguese: corte suprema — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Romanian: curtea supremă — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Romanian: tribunal suprem — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Russian: верхо́вный суд (verxóvnyj sud) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Serbo-Croatian: вр̀хо̄внӣ су̑д — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Serbo-Croatian: vr̀hōvnī sȗd — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Slovak: najvyšší súd — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Slovene: vrhovno sodišče — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Spanish: corte suprema — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Spanish: tribunal supremo — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Swedish: högsta domstol — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Tagalog: kataas-taasang hukuman — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Tagalog: korte suprema — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Tajik: додгоҳи олӣ (dodgoh-i oli) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Tajik: суди олӣ (sud-i oli) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Tajik: дивони олӣ (divon-i oli) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Tajik: маҳкамаи олӣ (mahkama-yi oli) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Tamil: உச்ச நீதிமன்றம் (ucca nītimaṉṟam) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Thai: ศาลสูงสุด (sǎan-sǔung-sùt) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Turkish: yargıtay — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Turkish: yüce divan — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Turkmen: ýokary kazyýet — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Ukrainian: верхо́вний суд (verxóvnyj sud) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Urdu: عَدالَتِ عُظْمیٰ ('adālat-i 'uzmā) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Uyghur: ئالىي سوت (aliy sot) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Uyghur: ئالىي سوت مەھكىمىكى (aliy sot mehkimiki) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Uzbek: oliy sud — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Vietnamese: tòa án tối cao — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
  • Yiddish: העכסטע געריכט (hekhste gerikht) — court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction