General Court

noun

: a legislative assembly
specifically : the state legislature in Massachusetts and New Hampshire

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Over the past decade, for example, Google has faced three fines totaling more than $8 billion for breaking antitrust law (though one of these fines was overturned by the EU’s General Court in 2024). — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025 Last week, the EU General Court found that wasn’t the case, ruling against the European Commission for failing to comply with GDPR protection regulations. — Megan Poinski, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025

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First Known Use

1628, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of General Court was in 1628

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General Court

noun
: a legislative assembly
specifically : the state legislature in Massachusetts and New Hampshire

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