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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The highest federal court in the United States, consisting of nine justices and having jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation.
  • noun The highest court in most states within the United States.

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  • proper noun The highest court in a legal jurisdiction.

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  • noun the highest court in most states of the United States
  • noun the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation

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Examples

  • I called the Supreme Court and a wonderful clerk told me that he had been there for twenty years and never had seen such a thing.

    The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010

  • The trial courts first court to hear a case generally in New York are called the Supreme Court.

    Occupy Wall Street: Zuccotti Park re-opens - as it happened 2011

  • The matter can get in front of the courts in one of two ways: any implementing legislation could be referred to the Supreme Court by the president under Article 26 of the constitution.

    Ireland Mulls EU Treaty Vote Eamon Quinn 2012

  • I think this shows not only the inappropriateness of public opinion polls in registering opinion about the Supreme Court, but also the vacuity of trying to label Supreme Court decisions as “conservative” or “liberal”–that is, if “conservative” or “liberal” are to tell us anything more than the words “Republican” or “Democrat” currently tell us.epluribusQuote

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Public Opinion About the Supreme Court 2010

  • And he called the Supreme Court justice a homophobe.

    CNN Transcript Mar 25, 2009 2009

  • This may come as a shock, but it wasn't until just recently, 1989 to be exact, that a liberal in the literal sense of the word Supreme Court decided that the freedom of speech clause in the 1st Amendment to the Bill of Rights protected something creatively called "symbolic speech."

    From On High 2006

  • This may come as a shock, but it wasn't until just recently, 1989 to be exact, that a liberal in the literal sense of the word Supreme Court decided that the freedom of speech clause in the 1st Amendment to the Bill of Rights protected something creatively called "symbolic speech."

    Archive 2006-06-01 2006

  • “President” was the designation recommended for the Chief Executive; the court of last resort was to be called the Supreme Court of the United States.

    Washington Richard Harwell 1968

  • “President” was the designation recommended for the Chief Executive; the court of last resort was to be called the Supreme Court of the United States.

    Washington Richard Harwell 1968

  • “President” was the designation recommended for the Chief Executive; the court of last resort was to be called the Supreme Court of the United States.

    Washington Richard Harwell 1968

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