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high court

NOUN
highest court of law
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In March, the nation’s high court heard arguments about a five-day grace period in Mississippi, with the court’s conservative majority appearing skeptical.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

NAIROBI—A Kenyan high court put a temporary hold on the Trump administration’s plan to set up an Ebola quarantine-and-treatment facility for Americans in the East African country.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

At the end of March about 1,000 trials were waiting to go ahead in the high court, almost three times the number before the Covid-19 pandemic.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The high court had considered the issue in a 1995 case, Morse v.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

The government set up a special high court — Mr. Justice F. L. Rumpff, president of the three-man court, Mr. Justice Kennedy, and Mr. Justice Ludorf.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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