high court

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Recent Examples of high court For the high court to accept a petition to hear full arguments, four of the nine justices must vote to grant certiorari. Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025 In July, the group secured permission to contest its proscription at a high court in November. Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025 Legal observers expect the administration to seek high court review, setting up another confrontation over the scope of executive power in immigration and national security. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025 Would Taylor abide by those rules if she was elected to the high court? Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high court
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Noun
  • After Roy joined activists fighting against the construction of a dam on the Narmada River, she was convicted of contempt of court for challenging the supreme court’s order to renew construction.
    Anderson Tepper, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Erin Patterson, who murdered three relatives with poisonous mushrooms, has been given a life prison sentence by the supreme court in Australia.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The appellate court’s ruling Thursday reversed that portion of the trial court’s decision.
    Claire Wang, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Our fierce clients will continue fighting for their rights in the trial court until justice is served.
    Norma Chavez-Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The first international tribunal ever organized, the first time film footage was used as evidence to show the world what this regime perpetrated.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And now comes Nuremberg, being released in the same month that tribunal happened on November 21, 1945.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025

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“High court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20court. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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