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Meaning of "court of last resort" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COURT OF LAST RESORT

court of last resort  [kɔːt əv lɑːst rɪˈzɔːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COURT OF LAST RESORT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Court of last resort is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COURT OF LAST RESORT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Supreme court

A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of many legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, instance court, judgment court, apex court, and highest court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of a supreme court are not subject to further review by any other court. Supreme courts typically function primarily as appellate courts, hearing appeals from decisions of lower trial courts, or from intermediate-level appellate courts. However, not all highest courts are named as such. Civil law states do not tend to have singular highest courts. Additionally, the highest court in some jurisdictions is not named the "Supreme Court", for example, the High Court of Australia; this is because decisions by the High Court could be appealed to the Privy Council. In a few places, the court named the "Supreme Court" is not in fact the highest court; examples include the New York Supreme Court, which is superseded by the New York Court of Appeals, and the former Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales.

Definition of court of last resort in the English dictionary

The definition of court of last resort in the dictionary is a supreme court.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COURT OF LAST RESORT


airport
ˈɛəˌpɔːt
bought
bɔːt
brought
brɔːt
caught
kɔːt
court
kɔːt
exhort
ɪɡˈzɔːt
export
ˈɛkspɔːt
fort
fɔːt
forte
fɔːt
import
ɪmˈpɔːt
ort
ɔːt
ought
ɔːt
port
pɔːt
Porte
pɔːt
report
rɪˈpɔːt
resort
rɪˈzɔːt
short
ʃɔːt
sort
sɔːt
sport
spɔːt
support
səˈpɔːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COURT OF LAST RESORT

court of chancery
Court of Claims
Court of Common Pleas
court of competent jurisdiction
Court of Exchequer
court of first instance
court of honour
court of inquiry
Court of International Trade
court of justice
Court of Justiciary
court of law
Court of Session
Court of St James´s
court order
court plaster
court record
court reporter
court roll
court ruling

WORDS THAT END LIKE COURT OF LAST RESORT

after a sort
assort
besort
consort
good sort
health resort
holiday resort
last resort
lender of last resort
presort
prince consort
Q-sort
queen consort
re-sort
reassort
seaside resort
ski resort
skiing resort
special sort
summer resort

Synonyms and antonyms of court of last resort in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «court of last resort» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COURT OF LAST RESORT

Find out the translation of court of last resort to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of court of last resort from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «court of last resort» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

最后法院
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tribunal de última instancia
570 millions of speakers

English

court of last resort
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंतिम उपाय के दरबार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محكمة الملاذ الأخير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

суд последней инстанции
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tribunal de última instância
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শেষ অবলম্বন আদালত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tribunal de dernier ressort
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mahkamah pilihan terakhir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gericht der letzten Instanz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

終審裁判所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최후 의 법원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengadilan pungkasan resort
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tòa án cuối cùng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடைசி ரிசார்ட் நீதிமன்றம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंतिम उपाय न्यायालयात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Son çare mahkemesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tribunale di ultima istanza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sąd ostateczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

суд останньої інстанції
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tribunal de ultimă instanță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δικαστήριο της έσχατης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hof van die laaste uitweg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

domstol i sista
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

domstol i siste instans
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of court of last resort

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COURT OF LAST RESORT»

The term «court of last resort» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.021 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COURT OF LAST RESORT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about court of last resort

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COURT OF LAST RESORT»

Discover the use of court of last resort in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to court of last resort and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Court of Last Resort: Mental Illness and the Law
Though the cases in this book fall under California's Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, Warren's analysis of conflicts between legal and medical models of behavior is of national and international importance both to sociologists and to the many ...
Carol A. B. Warren, 1984
2
Guardianship: court of last resort for the elderly and disabled
This book informs health, social service, and legal professionals, as well as judges and legislators about the findings, analyses, conclusions, and implications from over a decade of national and state research on guardianship and ...
Winsor C. Schmidt, 1995
3
The Judicial Branch of State Government: People, Process, ...
Not all states refer to their court of last resort as a supreme court. For example, Maryland simply refers to its highest court as the court of appeals. In Oklahoma, there are two supreme courts: one for criminal appeals and one for civil appeals.
Sean O. Hogan, 2006
4
The Oxford Handbook of Law and Politics
... court of appeals on the same important matter; has decided an important federal question in a way that conflicts with a decision by a state court of last resort; or has so far departed from the accepted and usual course of judicial proceedings, ...
Keith E. Whittington, R. Daniel Kelemen, Gregory A. Caldeira, 2010
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Peace and Justice at the International Criminal Court: A ...
A Court of Last Resort Errol Mendes. perpetrator from responsibility, c) were unjustifiably delayed, d) were not conducted independently or impartially and, finally e) were conducted in a manner inconsistent with an intent to bring the person ...
Errol Mendes, 2010
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Crime and Justice in America: An Introduction to Criminal ...
While the court of last resort in any state is usually a very old institution, probably dating back to the beginning of statehood and the state constitution, intermediate appellate courts are more recent additions and serve to reduce the highest ...
Joycelyn M. Pollock, 2011
7
Reports of Cases Decided in the High Court of Chancery of ...
When he accepted the office of chancellor of Maryland, he now under consideration. The New York court of last resort is composed of the Senate aided by and together with the chancellor or the judges. The senators are compensated for their ...
Theodorick Bland, 1836
8
Judicial Review in European Union Law
Likewise, a court of last resort could consider the provision to be interpreted as clear under conditions analogous to those that the judgment in 3 1 Supra note 5, at 3793, para. 37. In Case C-28/95, A. Leur-Bloem v. Inspecteur der Belas- ...
David O'Keeffe, Antonio Bavasso, 2000
9
Collected courses of the Academy of European Law. 8 : Book ...
In other words, the obligation to refer a preliminary question in the case that a national court of last resort intended to deviate from a previous ruling of the Court of Justice derives from the need to ensure that preliminary rulings are fully ...
Academy of European Law, 2001
10
Law and Justice in Tanzania: Quarter of a Century of the ...
Before the re-organization of the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa it should also be noted that the Court was not the court of last resort in the respective countries mentioned above. By virtue of the East African (Appeal to Privy Council) Order in  ...
Chris Maina Peter, Helen K. Bisimba, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COURT OF LAST RESORT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term court of last resort is used in the context of the following news items.
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If not the ICC, what else is there?
The ICC remains as a court of last resort, intervening only when states are unwilling or unable to address crimes committed. The ICC is also ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
2
Saluting Justice H R Khanna
A dissent in a court of last resort to use his words, is an appeal to the brooding spirit of the law to the intelligence of a future day, when a later ... «Live Law, Jul 15»
3
Israeli forces shoot and kill Palestinian gunman in West Bank: army
The ICC was established in 1998 as a court of last resort to prosecute the most heinous offenses – such as war crimes and crimes against ... «Thrasher Backer, Jul 15»
4
KS Supreme Court stays education funding order
So we're in the court of last resort for both parties," said Rupe. "I think the end is in sight, but it's been a long road to get to fully funded education ... «KWCH, Jun 15»
5
Shelf life of Binay's avoidance tactic
The plea from the Ombudsman is truly a landmark test on the Supreme Court's standing as the court of last resort. It provides an opportunity for ... «BusinessWorld Online Edition, Jun 15»
6
Same-sex marriage: Q&A on Supreme Court's ruling
A. “The Supreme Court is the court of last resort on the question,” Murray said. “Unless there's another decision related to it, I don't think they ... «Examiner Enterprise, Jun 15»
7
Tensions in domestic and international criminal justice
However, it runs counter to the notion of the ICC as a court of last resort and demands a much more careful understanding of the interactions ... «OUPblog, Jun 15»
8
State courts are the chief guardians of individual liberties
It was the first state in our nation, and the first court of last resort in the world, to recognize same-sex marriage. As the author of the Goodridge ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
9
Q&A: How will same-sex marriage ruling be enforced across the US?
“The Supreme Court is the court of last resort on the question,” Murray said. “Unless there's another decision related to it, I don't think they can ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
10
Judges make case for more funds for VI courts
... "it is now critical to the future viability and success of the court of last resort for the Virgin Islands that we move forward with staffing the court to ... «Virgin Islands Daily News, Jun 15»

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