Court of Session
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The government challenged that decision in the Court of Session, sparking a lengthy series of complex appeals.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Swinney made the appointments at his official residence, Bute House in Edinburgh, after being officially sworn in at a ceremony in the Court of Session.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
In the latest case, a man called Robert Adamson applied to the Court of Session to raise the action for himself and the other drivers.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
His family has since received an apology from the prison service, Crown Office and Police Scotland after the Court of Session heard that the level of force went beyond what was necessary.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
Such a nose of power, so undeniable, I never saw, except in what was said to be a bust from the antique, of Rhadamanthus, the well-known Justice-Clerk of the Pagan Court of Session!
From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Rhys, Ernest
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