high court

/haɪ kɔrt/
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Other forms: high courts

Definitions of high court
  1. noun
    the highest court in most states of the United States
    synonyms: state supreme court, supreme court
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    type of:
    court, judicature, tribunal
    an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
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