court of the last resort

  • 1court of last resort — court of last re·sort: a court of final appeal in a jurisdiction see also court of appeals, supreme court, supreme court of appeals, supreme judicial court …

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  • 2last resort — A court, such as the U.S. Supreme Court, from which there is no further appeal of a judgment rendered by it in review of a decision in a civil or criminal action by a lower court. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. last… …

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  • 3The Norconian Resort Supreme — very likely was the finest and most comprehensive resort built on the west coast of the United States in the 1920s and until recently almost completely forgotten despite the fact that it remains almost intact after over 60 years as both a naval… …

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  • 4court of last resort — court′ of last′ resort′ n. law a court, as the Supreme Court, whose decision cannot be appealed …

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  • 5court of last resort — The highest court to which a case may be taken; a court from the judgments of which no appeal can be taken …

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  • 6last resort, court of — A court from which there is no further appeal is called the court of last resort. For example, the United States Supreme Court …

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  • 7last resort, court of — A court from which there is no further appeal is called the court of last resort. For example, the United States Supreme Court …

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  • 8last resort — Characterizing a court from the judgments or decisions of which no appeal can be taken …

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  • 9Supreme Court of the Philippines — The Supreme Court of the Philippines (Filipino: Kataas taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas or Korte Suprema ) is the country s highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice.… …

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  • 10Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments at Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut, on November 14, 2011. Pictured are Chief Justice Herbert Yazzie (center), Justice Eleanor Shirley (left), and Justice Wilson Yellowhair (right, sitting by… …

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