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The highest court in a legal jurisdiction.
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The highest court in a legal jurisdiction.
The Supreme Court of Canada.
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Usage: Canada
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Synonyms: SCC
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The highest court in a legal jurisdiction.
The highest Federal court of the United States, ("the Supreme Court").
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Usage: US
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Synonyms: SCOTUS
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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.
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Usage: US
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The highest court in a legal jurisdiction.
The Supreme Court of the Philippines.
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Usage: Philippines
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A court of law which represents the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction.
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A superior court; a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases.
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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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In 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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Usage: Canada, US
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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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Synonyms: Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court
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Broader terms: federal court
the highest court in most states of the United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: state supreme court, high court
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Broader terms: court, tribunal, judicature
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Across languages
Translations
98 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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German:
Oberster Gerichtshof
— The highest court in a legal jurisdiction
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German:
Oberster Gerichtshof von Kanada
— The Supreme Court of Canada
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German:
Oberster Gerichtshof der Vereinigten Staaten
— The highest Federal court of the United States
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Cebuano:
Kinatas-ang Hukmanan
— The Supreme Court of the Philippines
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Ilocano:
Kangatuan a Korte
— The Supreme Court of the Philippines
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Ilocano:
Korte Suprema
— The Supreme Court of the Philippines
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Tagalog:
Kataas-taasang Hukuman
— The Supreme Court of the Philippines
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Tagalog:
Korte Suprema
— The Supreme Court of the Philippines
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Afrikaans:
hooggeregshof
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Albanian:
gjykata supreme
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Albanian:
gjykatë supreme
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Arabic:
مَحْكَمَة عُلْيَا
(maḥkama ʕulyā)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Armenian:
գերագույն դատարան
(geraguyn dataran)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Azerbaijani:
ali məhkəmə
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Belarusian:
вярхо́ўны суд
(vjarxówny sud)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Bengali:
সর্বোচ্চ আদালত
(śorbōcco adalot)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Bulgarian:
върхо́вен съд
(vǎrhóven sǎd)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Burmese:
တရားလွှတ်တော်ချုပ်
(ta.ra:hlwattauhkyup)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Chinese Cantonese:
最高法院
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Chinese Mandarin:
最高法院
(zuìgāo fǎyuàn)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Czech:
nejvyšší soud
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Danish:
højesteret
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Dutch:
hooggerechtshof
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Estonian:
riigikohus
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Estonian:
ülemkohus
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Finnish:
korkein oikeus
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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French:
cour suprême
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Galician:
Tribunal Supremo
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Georgian:
უზენაესი სასამართლო
(uzenaesi sasamartlo)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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German:
oberster Gerichtshof
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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German:
oberstes Gericht
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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German:
Höchstgericht
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Greek:
ανώτατο δικαστήριο
(anótato dikastírio)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Hausa:
kotun ƙoli
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Hebrew:
בֵּית הַמִּשְׁפָּט הָעֶלְיוֹן
(bet ha-mishpát ha-'elyón)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Hindi:
हाईकोर्ट
(hāīkorṭ)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Hindi:
उच्चन्यायालय
(uccanyāyālay)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Hindi:
उच्चतम न्यायालय
(uccatam nyāyālay)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Hungarian:
legfelsőbb bíróság
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Icelandic:
hæstiréttur
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Indonesian:
mahkamah agung
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Irish:
ardchúirt
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Italian:
corte suprema
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Italian:
tribunale supremo
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Japanese:
最高裁判所
(saikōsaibansho)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Japanese:
最高法院
(saikō hōin)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Kannada:
ಸರ್ವೋಚ್ಛ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯ
(sarvōccha nyāyālaya)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Kazakh:
жоғарғы сот
(joğarğy sot)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Khmer:
តុលាការកំពូល
(tolaakaa kɑmpuul)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Korean:
대법원
(daebeobwon)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Korean:
최고 법원
(choego beobwon)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Korean:
최고 재판소
(choego jaepanso)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Kyrgyz:
жогорку сот
(jogorku sot)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Lao:
ສານສູງສຸດ
(sān sūng sut)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Latvian:
augstākā tiesa
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Lithuanian:
aukščiausiasis teismas
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Macedonian:
врховен суд
(vrhoven sud)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Malay:
mahkamah agung
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Maltese:
qorti suprema
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Māori:
kōti mana nui
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Mongolian:
дээд шүүх
(deed šüüx)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Norwegian Bokmål:
høyesterett
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Norwegian Bokmål:
høgsterett
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
høgsterett
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Iranian Persian:
دیوانِ عالی
(divân-e âli)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Iranian Persian:
دادْگاهِ عالی
(dâdgâh-e âli)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Iranian Persian:
مَحْکَمِهٔ عالی
(mahkame-ye âli)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Polish:
sąd najwyższy
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Portuguese:
supremo tribunal
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Portuguese:
corte suprema
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Romanian:
curtea supremă
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Romanian:
tribunal suprem
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Russian:
верхо́вный суд
(verxóvnyj sud)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Serbo-Croatian:
вр̀хо̄внӣ су̑д
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Serbo-Croatian:
vr̀hōvnī sȗd
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Slovak:
najvyšší súd
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Slovene:
vrhovno sodišče
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Spanish:
corte suprema
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Spanish:
tribunal supremo
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Swedish:
högsta domstol
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Tagalog:
kataas-taasang hukuman
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Tagalog:
korte suprema
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Tajik:
додгоҳи олӣ
(dodgoh-i oli)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Tajik:
суди олӣ
(sud-i oli)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Tajik:
дивони олӣ
(divon-i oli)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Tajik:
маҳкамаи олӣ
(mahkama-yi oli)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Tamil:
உச்ச நீதிமன்றம்
(ucca nītimaṉṟam)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Thai:
ศาลสูงสุด
(sǎan-sǔung-sùt)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Turkish:
yargıtay
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Turkish:
yüce divan
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Turkmen:
ýokary kazyýet
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Ukrainian:
верхо́вний суд
(verxóvnyj sud)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Urdu:
عَدالَتِ عُظْمیٰ
('adālat-i 'uzmā)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Uyghur:
ئالىي سوت
(aliy sot)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Uyghur:
ئالىي سوت مەھكىمىكى
(aliy sot mehkimiki)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Uzbek:
oliy sud
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Vietnamese:
tòa án tối cao
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction
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Yiddish:
העכסטע געריכט
(hekhste gerikht)
— court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction