high court

noun

: supreme court

Examples of high court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The high court late Wednesday declined to intervene, without comment, clearing the way for the execution. — Jamie Stengle, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in the high court's 7-2 decision in 2019 that the removal of Black prospective jurors deprived Flowers of a fair trial. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

The high court will decide whether the Second and 14th amendments protect the right to possess semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15. — Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

In its legal filing, the NFL asked the high court to decide whether states or the federal government should regulate prediction markets before the end of the pro football season in January. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for high court

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• disport
• distort
• escort
• exhort

Legal Definition

high court

noun

1

: a court of last resort in the U.S.

especially : supreme court

2

capitalized : high court of justice