Supreme Courtn.

Brit.

/sᵿˌpriːm ˈkɔːt/,

/suːˌpriːm ˈkɔːt/,

/sjᵿˌpriːm ˈkɔːt/,

/sjuːˌpriːm ˈkɔːt/, U.S.

/səˌprim ˈkɔrt/,

/suˌprim ˈkɔrt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: supreme adj., court n.¹

Etymology: < supreme adj. + court n.¹

1. The highest judicial court in a country, state, or territory.In the modern court system of New York State, the Supreme Court is a ‘court of general jurisdiction with trial and appellate divisions’ and is not the highest court.Cf. (in general sense) quot. 1597 at supreme adj. 1c. See also Supreme Court of Judicature n. at supreme adj. and n. Phrases 1.

ΚΠ

1574 G. Fenton tr. J. Talpin Forme Christian Pollicie 320 Yea in these dayes, the dissembled vicar of Rome..must resorte to the aduocate to emplede the estate of y^e cause in what supreame courte soeuer it be.]

1652 Perfect Diurnall No. 139. 2078 Further from Paris... The Parliament is sending Letters through the Kingdom to the Parliaments & other supreme courts to engage them in their quarrell.

1700 J. Green Diary 27 Nov. in Hist. Coll. Essex Inst. (1866) VIII. 219 We din'd with ye Judges of the Supreme Court.

1782 T. Jefferson Notes Virginia xiii. 208 Appeals from their supreme court..were arbitrarily revoked to England, to be there heard before the king and council.

1790 A. J. Dallas (title) Reports of cases adjudged in the Courts of Pennsylvania, namely, the Common Pleas, Supreme Court, and the High Court of Errors and Appeals.

1828 J. Douglas Observ. Necessity of Legal Provision for Irish Poor 38 The supreme court of Scotland decided that if a pauper was suffered to starve, and refused any of adequate relief..the local judges had no power to enforce the law.

1874 J. L. Motley Life John of Barneveld I. x. 379 A regular practitioner at the Supreme Court of the Hague.

1901 Westm. Rev. Oct. 424 This case was, contrary to the usual custom, tried in the Supreme Court, Perth.

1958 E. H. Brookes & J. B. Macaulay Civil Liberty S. Afr. iv. 46 An Indian advocate in Natal has now been assigned a special robing-room in the Supreme Court in Durban.

2000 New Republic 27 Nov. 7/1 The Florida Supreme Court has blessed a hand count of ballots in three Florida counties.

2. spec. The highest federal court in the United States.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > courts in U.S.

General Court1628

county court1639

praetorial1639

precinct court1669

supreme bench1767

Supreme Court1787

justice court1793

oyer and terminer1840

circuit-court1843

chancery1850

1787 Constit. U.S. ii. §2 The President..shall appoint..Judges of the supreme Court.

1823 N. Amer. Rev. July 123 Whether any of his majesty's courts of law now display..a higher reach of intellect or more profound ratiocination, than the supreme court of the United States.

1881 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 789/2 In the United States the supreme court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices.

1919 F. A. Ogg & C. A. Beard National Govts. & World War iii. 46 The Supreme Court has steadily refused to define ‘due process’ in the abstract.

1952 Manch. Guardian Weekly 22 May 3 Long queues on Monday..outside the great marble temple of the Supreme Court in Washington.

2008 New Yorker 14 Apr. 35/2 The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the case shortly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	supreme court
释义	Supreme Courtn. Brit. /sᵿˌpriːm ˈkɔːt/, /suːˌpriːm ˈkɔːt/, /sjᵿˌpriːm ˈkɔːt/, /sjuːˌpriːm ˈkɔːt/, U.S. /səˌprim ˈkɔrt/, /suˌprim ˈkɔrt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: supreme adj., court n.¹ Etymology: < supreme adj. + court n.¹ 1. The highest judicial court in a country, state, or territory.In the modern court system of New York State, the Supreme Court is a ‘court of general jurisdiction with trial and appellate divisions’ and is not the highest court.Cf. (in general sense) quot. 1597 at supreme adj. 1c. See also Supreme Court of Judicature n. at supreme adj. and n. Phrases 1. ΚΠ 1574 G. Fenton tr. J. Talpin Forme Christian Pollicie 320 Yea in these dayes, the dissembled vicar of Rome..must resorte to the aduocate to emplede the estate of y^e cause in what supreame courte soeuer it be.] 1652 Perfect Diurnall No. 139. 2078 Further from Paris... The Parliament is sending Letters through the Kingdom to the Parliaments & other supreme courts to engage them in their quarrell. 1700 J. Green Diary 27 Nov. in Hist. Coll. Essex Inst. (1866) VIII. 219 We din'd with ye Judges of the Supreme Court. 1782 T. Jefferson Notes Virginia xiii. 208 Appeals from their supreme court..were arbitrarily revoked to England, to be there heard before the king and council. 1790 A. J. Dallas (title) Reports of cases adjudged in the Courts of Pennsylvania, namely, the Common Pleas, Supreme Court, and the High Court of Errors and Appeals. 1828 J. Douglas Observ. Necessity of Legal Provision for Irish Poor 38 The supreme court of Scotland decided that if a pauper was suffered to starve, and refused any of adequate relief..the local judges had no power to enforce the law. 1874 J. L. Motley Life John of Barneveld I. x. 379 A regular practitioner at the Supreme Court of the Hague. 1901 Westm. Rev. Oct. 424 This case was, contrary to the usual custom, tried in the Supreme Court, Perth. 1958 E. H. Brookes & J. B. Macaulay Civil Liberty S. Afr. iv. 46 An Indian advocate in Natal has now been assigned a special robing-room in the Supreme Court in Durban. 2000 New Republic 27 Nov. 7/1 The Florida Supreme Court has blessed a hand count of ballots in three Florida counties. 2. spec. The highest federal court in the United States. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > courts in U.S. General Court1628 county court1639 praetorial1639 precinct court1669 supreme bench1767 Supreme Court1787 justice court1793 oyer and terminer1840 circuit-court1843 chancery1850 1787 Constit. U.S. ii. §2 The President..shall appoint..Judges of the supreme Court. 1823 N. Amer. Rev. July 123 Whether any of his majesty's courts of law now display..a higher reach of intellect or more profound ratiocination, than the supreme court of the United States. 1881 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 789/2 In the United States the supreme court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices. 1919 F. A. Ogg & C. A. Beard National Govts. & World War iii. 46 The Supreme Court has steadily refused to define ‘due process’ in the abstract. 1952 Manch. Guardian Weekly 22 May 3 Long queues on Monday..outside the great marble temple of the Supreme Court in Washington. 2008 New Yorker 14 Apr. 35/2 The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the case shortly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas Supreme Court In this sense more fully defined as court of law, law-court, court of justice, court of judicature. These are distinguished as superior or inferior, according to their respective rank, the highest court of a country or state being called the Supreme Court. court of first instance: a court in which a matter must first be tried, as distinguished from a court of appeal, to which it may subsequently be carried. court of record: see quot. 1765².extracted from courtn.¹ < n.1652 as lemmas
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