court (tribunal) of the highest (last) resort
1court — / kōrt/ n [Old French, enclosed space, royal entourage, court of justice, from Latin cohort cohors farmyard, armed force, retinue] 1 a: an official assembly for the administration of justice: a unit of the judicial branch of government the… …
2court — /kawrt, kohrt/, n. 1. Law. a. a place where justice is administered. b. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. c. a session of a judicial assembly. 2. an area open to the sky and mostly or entirely… …
3Court — /kawrt, kohrt/, n. Margaret Smith, born 1942, Australian tennis player. * * * I In architecture, an outdoor room surrounded by buildings or walls. Courts have existed in all civilizations from the earliest recorded times. The small garden court… …
4Court of Cassation (France) — France This article is part of the series: Politics and government of France …
5Supreme court — For specific national supreme courts, see List of national supreme courts. 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,… …
6Judicial Committee of the Privy Council — Privy Council Established 1833 Jurisdiction Certain members of the Commonwealth of Nations Location Middlesex Guildhall, London Authorized by HM Government via the Judicial Committee Act 1833 …
7Supreme Court — su·preme court n 1: the highest court in a nation or state; specif cap S&C: the highest court in the judicial branch of the U.S. government that has original jurisdiction over controversies involving ambassadors or other ministers or consuls but… …
8The Pope — The Pope † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Pope (Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas, a variant of pappas father, in classical Latin pappas Juvenal, Satires 6:633). The title pope, once used with far greater latitude (see below …
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.… …
10Caribbean Court of Justice — The Caribbean Court of Justice (Dutch: Caribisch Hof van Justitie , French: Cour Caribéenne de Justice [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2008/03/080317 newsbriefspm2.shtml BBC Caribbean: News in Brief see picture] ] often abbreviated… …
