General Court

noun

: a legislative assembly
specifically : the state legislature in Massachusetts and New Hampshire

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Apple had a $10.2 billion one-time tax charge related to a reversal of the European General Court’s aid decision. Bill Stone, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 New Hampshire House and Senate The New Hampshire General Court is one of the largest legislatures anywhere in the world, thanks to a 400-member House of Representatives, which dwarfs the 24-member state Senate. Cooper Burton, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024 In another state aid case involving Amazon, and obviously in the case with Apple, the General Court almost always sided with the member state and/or the beneficiary against the commission. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024 Google appealed, sending the case to the EU’s General Court. Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024 In Qualcomm’s case, the US chipmaker only managed to convince the General Court to trim its EU antitrust fine to €238.7 million from €242 million. Reuters, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024 Google appealed it to the EU’s General Court and then the Court of Justice. Megan Poinski, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 Judges at the bloc’s General Court found E.U. state aid watchdogs made several errors. Samuel Stolton and Jennifer Duggan / Bloomberg, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024 Google appealed the decision with the General Court, the EU’s second-highest court, which also upheld the fine. Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1628, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of General Court was in 1628

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“General Court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/General%20Court. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Legal Definition

General Court

noun
: a legislative assembly
specifically : the state legislature in Massachusetts and New Hampshire

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