supreme court

See also: Supreme Court

English

Noun

supreme court (plural supreme courts)

A court of law which represents the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction.
(Canada) In certain provinces, a superior court of original jurisdiction, which however is inferior to the province's court of appeals.

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Translations

court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction

Burmese: တရားလွှတ်တော်ချုပ် (ta.ra:hlwattauhkyup)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 最高法院 (zh) (zuìgāo fǎyuàn)
Danish: højesteret c
Dutch: hooggerechtshof (nl) n
Estonian: riigikohus
Finnish: korkein oikeus (fi)
French: cour suprême (fr) f
Galician: Tribunal Supremo m
Georgian: უზენაესი სასამართლო (uzenaesi sasamartlo)
German: oberster Gerichtshof m
Greek: ανώτατο δικαστήριο n (anótato dikastírio)
Hausa: kotun ƙoli
Hebrew: בית המשפט העליון‎ (he) m (bet ha-mishpát ha-'elyón)
Irish: ardchúirt f
Japanese: 最高裁判所 (さいこうさいばんしょ, saikōsaibansho)

Khmer: តុលាកំពូល (to’laa kɑmpuul)
Macedonian: врховен суд m (v'rhoven sud)
Maori: kōti mana nui (supreme court)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: høyesterett m, høgsterett m

Nynorsk: høgsterett m
Polish: najwyższy sąd m
Portuguese: supremo tribunal
Russian: верхо́вный суд m (verxóvnyj sud)
Spanish: corte suprema f (often capitalized)
Swedish: högsta domstol
Tagalog: kataas-taasang hukuman
Tamil: உச்ச நீதிமன்றம் (ta) (ucca nītimaṉṟam)
Thai: ศาลสูงสุด (sǎan-sǔung-sùt)
Ukrainian: верхо́вний суд m (verxóvnyj sud)

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