high court

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy kawrt, kohrt]
- /haɪ kɔrt, koʊrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy kawrt, kohrt]
- /haɪ kɔrt, koʊrt/

Definitions of high court words

noun high court Supreme Court. 1
noun high court a superior court. 1
noun high court law: country's highest court 1
countable noun high court In England and Wales, the High Court is a court of law which deals with very serious or important cases. 0
noun high court (in England and Wales) a shortened form of High Court of Justice 0
noun high court (in Scotland) a shortened form of High Court of Justiciary 0

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Origin of high court

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300

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Parts of speech for High court

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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high court popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for high court

noun high court

supreme court — the highest court of the U.S.
superior court — the court of general jurisdiction found in many states of the United States.
trial court — the court in which a controversy is first adjudicated (distinguished from appellate division).
court of record — a court which has a permanent record of its proceedings maintained

All 4 Synonyms of high court