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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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Yet Adura's updated environmental impact assessment, ordered by the Court of Session, says that emissions from Jackdaw would "not materially influence" global warming.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Hamilton said he was worried that the Court of Session ruling had wider implications, making it too difficult to obtain legally-privileged documents.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

In findings published at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, Judge Lord Braid said each child came from "loving parents", but their welfare outweighed any family objections.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

This he said because my mother was a daughter of my Lord Hope of Craigiehall, who had been President of the Court of Session in his time, and a very notable greatman in the State.

From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

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