the final court of appeal in the United Kingdom for civil cases, which also hears appeals in criminal cases from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Established in 2009 to assume the judicial functions of the House of Lords
2. (in the US)
the highest Federal court, possessing final appellate jurisdiction and exercising supervisory jurisdiction over the lower courts
3. (in many states)
the highest state court
Supreme Court in American English
1. US
the highest U.S. federal court, consisting of nine judges: its decisions are final and take precedence over those of all other judicial bodies in the country
2. US
the highest court in most states
Examples of 'Supreme Court' in a sentence
Supreme Court
The President and First Lady would attend, and all but one of the nine Supreme Court Justices.
Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN (2002)
Or going to the Supreme Court -' He put out a hand and she took it.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
The number of times the Supreme Court had even dealt with it was minuscule.