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WORLD COURT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does World Court mean?
• WORLD COURT (noun)
The noun WORLD COURT has 1 sense:
1. a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations
Familiarity information: WORLD COURT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("World Court" is a kind of...):
court; judicature; tribunal (an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business)
Holonyms ("World Court" 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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