as in high courts
the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
Supreme Court justices
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Recent Examples of supreme courts
The professional embarrassments even take place at the level of state supreme courts.
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Martin Kaste, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
In contrast to the Second Circuit, the Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, and several state supreme courts all have held that confrontation requires face-to-face confrontation.
—Robert Anello, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Martin Kaste, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
In contrast to the Second Circuit, the Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, and several state supreme courts all have held that confrontation requires face-to-face confrontation.
—Robert Anello, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme courts
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But through a series of deft legal maneuvers—joined to the ever more ambitious self-concepts of some international legal tribunals—Mauritius was able to win a second legal victory at another international tribunal, for the law of the sea.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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The position will also represent the department in front of administrative tribunals such as the State Personnel Board and the California Department of Human Resources as well as assist the attorney general’s office on civil litigation matters.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated February 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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That’s how the system is supposed to work, and our agencies will keep at it as long as there are fraudsters around to put behind bars.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The coastal Georgia man arrested in 2018 and accused of torturing, killing and burying his two teenage children in the backyard of the family’s mobile home will spend the rest of his life behind bars after reaching a plea deal.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Supreme courts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supreme%20courts. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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