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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does International Court of Justice mean?
• INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (noun)
The noun INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE has 1 sense:
1. a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations
Familiarity information: INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
International Court of Justice; World Court
Hypernyms ("International Court of Justice" is a kind of...):
court; judicature; tribunal (an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business)
Holonyms ("International Court of Justice" is a member of...):
UN; United Nations (an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security)
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