supreme court

noun3

1. •
   A court of law which represents the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction.

   • Many observers believed that the tribunal will consciously or unconsciously be influenced by the November elections. It is an old saying that the supreme court watches the polls. — 1934
2. •
   A superior court; a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases.

   • After the establishment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the original Supreme Court was renamed as the Senior Courts.
3. •
   (US, Canada) In certain provinces and states, a superior court of original jurisdiction, which however is inferior to said region's court of appeals.