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High Court

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noun

Supreme Court.

a superior court.

Origin of High Court

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Example sentences from the Web for high court

Joshua Compston was a posh boy, his father a high-court judge, his grandfather a rear admiral.

Joshua Compston Was Once the Wunderkind of the British Art World…and Now He’s Been Practically Forgotten |Anthony Haden-Guest |January 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
More likely, they would wait until a second high-court ruling on the appeal.

Back to Jail for Amanda Knox? |Barbie Latza Nadeau |March 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“The politics be damned, this is about what we came to do,” she said at a news conference following the high-court decision.

Nancy Pelosi’s Tireless Obamacare Push Vindicated by Supreme Court Ruling |Eleanor Clift |July 4, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
But as a high-court justice, he writes, it's Texas's business what it wants to do about such laws, not his.

Clarence Thomas and DOMA |Michael Tomasky |May 31, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Editor's Note: A previous version of this article described Unity Dow as a current high-court judge in Botswana.

How Botswana Beat AIDS |Danielle Friedman |June 4, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Therefore it is qualified to appoint a general or a high-court judge or other officer of the law.

The Cult of Incompetence |Emile Faguet

British Dictionary definitions for high court

High Court

noun

(in England and Wales) a shortened form of High Court of Justice
(in Scotland) a shortened form of High Court of Justiciary

(in Australia) the highest court of appeal, deciding esp constitutional issues

(in New Zealand) a court of law inferior to the Court of Appeal Formerly called: Supreme Court