high court

İngilizce - Türkçe

high court teriminin İngilizce Türkçe sözlükte anlamı: yüce mahkeme; Yüce Divan; yüksek mahkeme; Yargıtay
high court of appeal: yargıtay

İngilizce - İngilizce

high court teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı: A supreme court; a court to which final appeals may be taken; In England and Wales, the High Court is a court of law which deals with very serious or important cases. a court of law that is at a higher level than ordinary courts and that can be asked to change the decisions of a lower court; the highest court in most states of the United States; supreme court, federal court, highest body in the judicial branch
High Court of Admiralty: In England, formerly the court presided over by the deputy of the admiral of the fleet. It was established 1360 to deal with matters of discipline and cases of piracy and prizes (ships and goods captured at sea), but it eventually had jurisdiction over mercantile and shipping matters. In 1875 it was merged with the other great courts of England into the High Court of Justice
High Court of Justiciary: in the Scottish legal system, a court of law that is more important than a sheriff court and deals with serious crimes such as murder
high court of justice: highest legal authority in a country
high courts: plural form of high court
Court of High Commission: English ecclesiastical court instituted by Henry VIII to enforce the Act of Supremacy (1534). It became a controversial instrument of repression, used against those who refused to acknowledge the authority of the Church of England. Its main function, and the most controversial, was administration of the oath ex officio, committing one to answer even self-incriminating questions; those who refused to take the oath were turned over to the feared Court of Star Chamber. Opposition, mainly from the Puritans and the common lawyers, resulted in the court's abolishment by Parliament in 1641. See also prerogative court
appealed to the high court of justice: went to the highest court, appealed to the supreme court
high rabbinical court: highest national court that rules according to Jewish religious law
petition to the High Court of Justice: legal request to the highest court of justice, petition to the Supreme Court