High Court

noun

1. Supreme Court.

2. a superior court.

High Court

noun

1. 1. (in England and Wales) a shortened form of High Court of Justice

   2. (in Scotland) a shortened form of High Court of Justiciary

2. (in Australia) the highest court of appeal, deciding esp constitutional issues

3. Formerly called: Supreme Court. (in New Zealand) a court of law inferior to the Court of Appeal

Word History and Origins

Origin of High Court¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Example Sentences

In response, Catalonia’s High Court issued a statement saying the probe is still active and it hasn’t reached any conclusions.

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Documents from the High Court in London showed Andrew received £60,500 from a British businessman, Adrian Gleave in December 2019, a few weeks after the BBC Newsnight interview which led to his withdrawal from public life.

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A notice was filed with the Insolvency and Companies Court at the High Court on Friday morning and Julian Pitts, Kris Wigfield and Paul Stanley of Begbies Traynor have been appointed joint-administrators.

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Documents from the High Court in London show that Andrew received £60,500 from a British businessman, Adrian Gleave in December 2019, a few weeks after the BBC Newsnight interview which led to his withdrawal from public life.

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The payments came to light in a High Court case brought by an elderly Turkish millionaire, Nebahat Isbilen, who claimed money she had paid to Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson had been misappropriated by a business adviser.

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Related Words

• superior court 
• trial court