Supreme Court of Judicature

American  

noun

1. an English court formed in 1873 from several superior courts and consisting of a court of original jurisdiction High Court of Justice and an appellate court Court of Appeal.

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Supreme Court of Judicature British  

noun

1. (in England) a court formed in 1873 by the amalgamation of several superior courts into two divisions, the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal

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Example Sentences

Sir Edward James Pollock, 89, longtime official referee of Britain's Supreme Court of Judicature* after a decline following his wife's death last year at London.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1783 he was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of Judicature in Bengal.

From McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes

Supreme Court of Judicature: the Court of Appeals.—The second branch of the Supreme Court of Judicature is the Court of Appeal.

From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin

Supreme Court of Judicature: the High Court.—The higher tribunals within the judicial system were once numerous and extremely complex.

From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin

Notably in 1875 the old courts were merged in a new Supreme Court of Judicature, and a concurrent administration of law and Recent changes. equity was introduced.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various