In most legal systems, a supreme court, also called a court of last resort, an apex court, or a court of final appeal, is the highest court in the hierarchy of courts, and its decisions bind every other court in the jurisdiction and cannot be reviewed by any other court. A supreme court functions mainly as an appellate body, reviewing the decisions of trial courts and intermediate appellate courts, though it may occasionally exercise original jurisdiction over certain kinds of cases, and the precedent it sets is binding across the whole judicial system it heads.
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In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, high (or final) court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts.
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In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, high (or final) court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts.
In Group: Final Appeal Courts, lead paragraph, states the court's place in the hierarchy (final)
In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, high (or final) court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts.
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