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Court of Session

American  

noun

  1. (in Scotland) the highest civil court.


Court of Session British  

noun

  1. the supreme civil court in Scotland

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A legal challenge was brought at the Court of Session in Edinburgh in 2024 which argued that consent was given without fully considering the impact of burning the fossil fuels which will be produced.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

The government challenged that decision in the Court of Session, sparking a lengthy series of complex appeals.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

He was nominated in a vote at parliament before a swearing in ceremony at the Court of Session.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

That guidance is being challenged by the campaign group For Women Scotland, in a case being considered by judges at the Court of Session.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

Brewster, in 1860, in the Scotch Court of Session, not to constitute a new edition.

From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Richard Rogers Bowker

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