High court
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A supreme court; a court to which final appeals may be taken. common
"But if the eyes of people could be opened in regard to the evils and delusions of war, would it not be easy to form a confederacy of nations, and organize a high court of equity, to decide national controversies?"
- 2 the highest court in most states of the United States wordnet
- 3 A superior court; a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases.
- 4 a provincial or state supreme court
Example
More examples"But if the eyes of people could be opened in regard to the evils and delusions of war, would it not be easy to form a confederacy of nations, and organize a high court of equity, to decide national controversies?"