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High Court
noun[ Cusually singular ]
uk /ˌhaɪ ˈkɔːt/ us /ˌhaɪ ˈkɔːrt/
UK
a law court in England and Wales for trials of civil rather than criminal cases and where decisions made in local courts can be considered again（英格兰和威尔士的）最高法院
high courtUS
→ the Supreme Court（同 Supreme Court）
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Law courts
appellate
before
bench
chamber
chancery
circuit court
county court
court
courthouse
courtroom
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Crown Court
dock
jury box
justice
kangaroo court
nonjudicial
the Inns of Court
venue
witness box
high court | American Dictionary
high court
noun[ U ]
us/ˈhɑɪ ˈkɔrt, ˈkoʊrt/
infml the Supreme court
High Court | Business English
High Court
noun[ S ]
LAWukus
a law court in England and Wales for civil trials (= trials involving disagreements between people or companies) rather than criminal trials, and where decisions made in regional courts can be considered again:
The financier could be more than £1m poorer after losing his High Court battle with his former company.
a law court in Scotland for criminal trials
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