supreme court
noun
1- the highest judicial court in a country or state(国家或州的)最高法院。
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- (全称Supreme Court of the United Kingdom)the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases, which also hears appeals in criminal cases from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It was established in 2009 to take over the judicial functions of the House of Lords英国最高法院(英国最高民事上诉法院; 法院同时受理英格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰的刑事案件的上诉。法院成立于2009年, 接管了上议院的司法职能)。
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- (全称US Supreme Court)the highest federal court in the US, consisting of nine justices(由九名法官组成的)美国联邦最高法院。