General Court

American  

noun

1. the state legislature of Massachusetts or New Hampshire.

2. (in colonial New England) any of various local assemblies having both legislative and judicial powers.

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Etymology

Origin of General Court

An Americanism dating back to 1620–30

Example Sentences

X said it filed an appeal at the General Court of the EU challenging the fine by the commission, which acts as the EU's digital watchdog.

From Barron's

The General Court said in a statement Wednesday that a penalty of 237.1 million euros is a more appropriate reflection of the gravity and duration of what the commission sees as a breach of EU competition law.

From The Wall Street Journal

The General Court overturned the initial fine in 2022, saying antitrust officials’ analysis of the case was incomplete and didn’t prove the rebates could stifle competition.

From The Wall Street Journal

The decision from the General Court of the European Union is another blow to the European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, after judges struck out the initial 1.06 billion-euro fine that was imposed on Intel in 2009.

From The Wall Street Journal

The General Court -- the lower chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union -- said Amazon contested the lawfulness that imposed "specific obligations of transparency, cooperation and access to data".

From Barron's