General Court

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of General Court¹

An Americanism dating back to 1620–30

Example Sentences

The Swedish tech startup filed its suit with the Patent and Market Court in Stockholm in 2022, following a European Union General Court ruling that Google "breached EU antitrust laws by manipulating search results in favour of their own comparison shopping services."

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It has now escalated its complaint to the EU's second highest court, the General Court.

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The General Court said the commission had not given a plausible explanation as to why the exchanges between its president and Pfizer's Albert Bourla could not be made public when an investigative journalist requested them in 2021.

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The city’s General Court went further.

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"We are disappointed with today’s decision as previously the General Court reviewed the facts and categorically annulled this case," Apple added.

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