High Court (Noun)
Meaning
The highest court in most states of the United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The California Supreme Court is the high court of the U.S. state of California.
- The Supreme Court of Texas is the highest court in the state of Texas and the final authority on matters of Texas law.
- The high court of Louisiana serves as the state's highest court.
- The high court in Georgia meets at the request of one of three petitioners.
- The Supreme Court serves as the highest high court within several federal countries in contrast with England, however certain as others has its own Supreme court.