high court
noun /ˌhaɪ ˈkɔːt/
/ˌhaɪ ˈkɔːrt/
- (also High Court of Justice)a court in England and Wales that deals with the most serious civil cases (= not criminal cases)
- a high court judge/decision/ruling
- She was appointed a high court judge in 2018.
CultureThe High Court of Justice is divided into the Queen’s Bench, the Chancery Division and the Family Division. Cases only go to the High Court if they cannot be dealt with in a lower court (for example a county court). Some appeals are dealt with in the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court. - (also Supreme Court)[singular] the highest court in a country or state