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List of landmark US court cases by year
rearranges the Wikipedia page List of landmark court decisions in the United States into chronological order with cases grouped by Supreme Court justice
List of landmark court decisions in the United States by year
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Important decisions of US courts
The following landmark court decisions changed the interpretation of existing law in the United States.[citation needed] Such a decision may settle the
List of landmark court decisions in the United States
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Landmark court decisions in India substantially change the interpretation of existing law. Such a landmark decision may settle the law in more than one
List of landmark court decisions in India
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This is a list of landmark legislation, court decisions, executive orders, and proclamations in the United States significantly affecting African Americans
List of landmark African-American legislation
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The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest-ranking judicial body in the United States. Its membership, as set by the Judiciary Act of 1869,
List of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Highest court of jurisdiction in the U.S
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction
Supreme Court of the United States
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Country primarily in North America
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal
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Landmark court decisions, in present-day common law legal systems, establish precedents that determine a significant new legal principle or concept, or
Lists of landmark court decisions
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events relating to the civil rights of people with disabilities in the United States of America, including court decisions, the passage of legislation, activists'
Timeline of disability rights in the United States
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GU, MP, PR, VI List of museums in the unincorporated territories of the United States List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. territories
Territories of the United States
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Supreme law of the United States
Supreme Court majority. The Civil Rights Cases, 109 U.S. 3 (1883), were a group of five landmark cases in which the Supreme Court of the United States held
Constitution of the United States
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The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. July 4
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This list of United States disasters by death toll includes disasters that occurred either in the United States, at diplomatic missions of the United States
List of disasters in the United States by death toll
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LGBTQ-related cases before the U.S. Supreme Court
the Supreme Court of the United States. One, Inc. v. Olesen, 355 U.S. 371 (1958), is a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court for LGBT rights in the
List of LGBTQ-related cases in the United States Supreme Court
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Political process
The nomination and confirmation of justices to the Supreme Court of the United States involves several steps, the framework for which is set forth in
Nomination and confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United States
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The nature and power of organized labor in the United States is the outcome of historical tensions among counter-acting forces involving workplace rights
Labor history of the United States
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in the United States. Following his election victory in November 2024, Donald Trump was inaugurated
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Federal building in Washington, D.C.
The Supreme Court Building houses the Supreme Court of the United States, the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. The building
United States Supreme Court Building
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This is a partial list of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president of the United States. The plenary power to grant a pardon or a reprieve
List of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president of the United States
List_of_people_pardoned_or_granted_clemency_by_the_president_of_the_United_States
Connecticut is a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, in which it ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects the liberty of married couples
Timeline of women's legal rights in the United States (other than voting)
Timeline_of_women's_legal_rights_in_the_United_States_(other_than_voting)
public accommodations. Many LGBTQ rights in the United States have been established by the United States Supreme Court, which invalidated state laws banning
LGBTQ rights in the United States
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the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as first established in the 1967 landmark civil rights case of Loving v. Virginia. Same-sex
Same-sex marriage in the United States
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The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest ranking judicial body in the United States. Established by Article III of the Constitution, the
List of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by seat
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Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The case was dismissed for lack of standing. Legality of polygamy List of polygamy court cases#United States Polygamy in North
Legality of polygamy in the United States
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Judicial organ of the United Nations
of the United Nations (UN). It settles legal disputes submitted to it by states and provides advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by other
International Court of Justice
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In the United States, the right to keep and bear arms is modulated by a variety of state and federal statutes. These laws generally regulate the manufacture
Gun_law_in_the_United_States
1791 amendment enumerating due process rights
by the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Cotton (2002), "the Fifth Amendment grand jury right serves a vital function in providing for a body of
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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and the death penalty in the United States List of United States Supreme Court decisions on capital punishment List of last executions in the United States
Capital punishment in the United States
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The law of the United States comprises many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the supreme law is the nation's Constitution, which
Law_of_the_United_States
2015 U.S. Supreme Court case on same-sex marriage
a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court which ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due
Obergefell_v._Hodges
Categories of free speech not protected by the First Amendment
In the United States, some categories of speech are not protected by the First Amendment. According to the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S
United States free speech exceptions
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emphasis placed on the administrations of Donald Trump. Drivers include decisions made by the Supreme Court (especially those regarding money in politics and
Democratic backsliding in the United States
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Federal law enforcement agency
direction of the United States attorney general. It is tasked with enforcing the decisions of and providing protection for the United States federal judiciary
United States Marshals Service
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In the United States, each state and territory sets the age of consent either by statute or the common law applies, and there are several federal statutes
Age of consent in the United States
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of the federal government of the United States, the Supreme Court is the subject of heavy contention in public debate and has been since before the U
Supreme Court reform in the United States
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president of the United States on January 20, 2009. Tea Party movement begins in 2009. Citizens United, a landmark decision of the Supreme Court overturning
Outline of the history of the United States
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in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition. State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the
Gun laws in the United States by state
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The powers of the president of the United States include those explicitly granted by Article II of the United States Constitution as well as those granted
Powers of the president of the United States
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timeline of voting rights in the United States, documenting when non white males in the country gained the right to vote or were disenfranchised. 1789 The Constitution
Timeline of voting rights in the United States
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1944 U.S. Supreme Court case upholding the internment of Japanese Americans
Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that upheld the exclusion of people of Japanese descent
Korematsu_v._United_States
Constituent polity of the United States
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental
U.S._state
Lawyer appointed for defendants who cannot afford one
In the United States, a public defender is a lawyer appointed by the courts and provided by the state or federal governments to represent and advise those
Public defender (United States)
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timeline of significant events regarding same-sex marriage in the United States. On June 26, 2015, the landmark US Supreme Court decision in Obergefell
Timeline of same-sex marriage in the United States
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Bicameral legislature of the United States
The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a bicameral legislature, including a lower
United_States_Congress
Johnson, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Roe v. Wade, the signing of the Paris Peace Accords and end of the United States participation in the Vietnam
1973_in_the_United_States
post-quickening. Many states subsequently passed various laws on abortion until the Supreme Court of the United States decisions of Roe v. Wade and Doe
Abortion_in_the_United_States
The United States Supreme Court typically keeps all deliberations and draft opinions private while a case is pending. At the start of the publication
List of United States Supreme Court leaks
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United States federal tribunal dealing with tax matters
The United States Tax Court (in case citations, T.C.) is a federal trial court of record established by Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution
United_States_Tax_Court
2025 United States Supreme Court case
landmark United States Supreme Court decision about parents who wished to opt their children out of instruction involving LGBTQ-themed storybooks in a
Mahmoud_v._Taylor
Laws against interracial marriage
racialization of slavery. Nine states never enacted anti-miscegenation laws, and 25 states had repealed their laws by 1967. In that year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled
Anti-miscegenation laws in the United States
Anti-miscegenation_laws_in_the_United_States
passed by state legislatures and court decisions issued at all levels over the issue with last year's overturning of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood
2023_in_the_United_States
In the United States, the minimum wage is set by federal U.S. labor law and a range of state and local laws. The first federal minimum wage was instituted
Minimum wage in the United States
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The United States has a highly developed and diversified market-oriented economy. It is the world's largest economy by nominal GDP, generating 26% of
Economy_of_the_United_States
As further detailed in this list, smoking laws vary widely throughout the United States. Some places in the United States do not generally regulate smoking
List of smoking bans in the United States
List_of_smoking_bans_in_the_United_States
things to know about the Supreme Court's landmark decision on the Voting Rights Act". ABC News (United States). Beyond Congress, the ruling will influence
2026_United_States_elections
Undisclosed American political contributions
In politics, particularly the politics of the United States, dark money refers to spending to influence elections, public policy, and political discourse
Dark_money
Political party in the United States
The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is a right-wing populist and neo-nationalist political party in the United States, sitting
Republican Party (United States)
Republican_Party_(United_States)
The United States federal government and state governments have developed some regulation of artificial intelligence, including executive orders, federal
Regulation of artificial intelligence in the United States
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The legality of abortion in the United States and the restrictions imposed on the procedure vary significantly, among the states or other jurisdictions
Abortion law in the United States by state
Abortion_law_in_the_United_States_by_state
Collection of rulings by federal courts regarding the ownership of firearms
Firearm case law in the United States is based on decisions of the Supreme Court and other federal courts. Each of these decisions deals with the Second Amendment
List of firearm court cases in the United States
List_of_firearm_court_cases_in_the_United_States
speech. In the United States, many Supreme Court cases involving Jehovah's Witnesses are now landmark decisions of First Amendment law. Of the 72 cases
Freedom of religion in the United States
Freedom_of_religion_in_the_United_States
President of the United States from 2021 to 2025
who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Delaware in the United States Senate
Joe_Biden
Period of the US Supreme Court since 2005
The Roberts Court is the time since 2005 during which the Supreme Court of the United States has been led by John Roberts as Chief Justice. Roberts succeeded
Roberts_Court
applied by the Supreme Court in the 1898 case United States v. Wong Kim Ark to deal with the child of Chinese citizens who were legally resident in the U.S
History of immigration and nationality law in the United States
History_of_immigration_and_nationality_law_in_the_United_States
aided their consistency of use. Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, 573 U.S. ___ (2014), is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court allowing closely held
Birth control in the United States
Birth_control_in_the_United_States
incest in the United States vary widely between jurisdictions regarding both the definition of the offense and penalties for its commission. In all but
Legality of incest in the United States
Legality_of_incest_in_the_United_States
held in the United States on November 5, 2024. The Republican ticket of former president Donald Trump and Ohio junior senator JD Vance defeated the Democratic
2024 United States presidential election
2024_United_States_presidential_election
apartheid". The intellectual roots of Plessy v. Ferguson, the landmark United States Supreme Court decision which upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation
Racial segregation in the United States
Racial_segregation_in_the_United_States
1966 U.S. Supreme Court case establishing the use of the Miranda warning
436 (1966), is a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that law enforcement must warn a person of their constitutional
Miranda_v._Arizona
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. The procedures of the Court are governed by
Procedures of the Supreme Court of the United States
Procedures_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
federal courts supersede the decisions of state governments in United States v. Peters in 1809. Foreign policy was dominated by the Napoleonic Wars in Europe
History of the United States government
History_of_the_United_States_government
Form of strict imprisonment in the United States
In the United States penal system, upwards of 20 percent of state and federal prison inmates and 18 percent of local jail inmates are kept in solitary
Solitary confinement in the United States
Solitary_confinement_in_the_United_States
enforcement of warrants, writs, and other orders of the courts. In the United States, police are considered an emergency service involved in providing first
Law enforcement in the United States
Law_enforcement_in_the_United_States
1791 amendment enumerating states' rights
be a truism by the Supreme Court. In United States v. Sprague (1932) the Supreme Court asserted that the amendment "added nothing to the [Constitution]
Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Tenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
1791 amendment protecting the right to keep and bear arms
nine other articles of the United States Bill of Rights. In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the Supreme Court affirmed that the right belongs to individuals
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
American policeman, convicted murderer and suspected serial killer (1957–2026)
role in the murder. Aside from this, Duckett had already exhausted his direct appeal prior to June 24, 2002, the date of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling
James_Aren_Duckett
2022 U.S. Supreme Court case on abortion
597 U.S. 215 (2022), is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court in which the court held that the United States Constitution does not confer
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women's_Health_Organization
Chief Justice of the United States from 1836 to 1864
American Civil War United States Supreme Court cases during the Taney Court List of United States federal judges by longevity of service Bunson, Matthew
Roger_B._Taney
Contributions to American election campaign funds
assert that following a number of Supreme Court decisions — Citizens United v. FEC (2010) in particular—the "very wealthy" are now allowed to spend unlimited
Campaign finance in the United States
Campaign_finance_in_the_United_States
1948 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on monopolistic practices by the film industry
Paramount Case, or the Paramount Decision), is a landmark United States Supreme Court antitrust case that decided the fate of film studios owning their own
United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.
United_States_v._Paramount_Pictures,_Inc.
approximately equal in population size, under the "one man, one vote" principle. The Warren Court's decisions on two previous landmark cases—Baker v. Carr
Voting rights in the United States
Voting_rights_in_the_United_States
Three United States Supreme Court decisions in 1919 each upheld convictions under laws against certain anti-war speech. In 1919, the Court upheld the conviction
History of the American Civil Liberties Union
History_of_the_American_Civil_Liberties_Union
First ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
discourse, the Second Amendment has been at the heart of several Supreme Court decisions. In United States v. Cruikshank (1876), the Court ruled that
United_States_Bill_of_Rights
US Supreme Court decision (2012)
United States v. Alvarez, 567 U.S. 709 (2012), was a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Stolen Valor Act
United_States_v._Alvarez
American national bank (1791–1811)
The President, Directors and Company of the Bank of the United States, commonly known as the First Bank of the United States, was a national bank, chartered
First Bank of the United States
First_Bank_of_the_United_States
1957 United States Supreme Court case
6–2 landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court holding that United States citizen civilians outside of the territorial jurisdiction of the United
Reid_v._Covert
Incarceration in the United States is one of the primary means of punishment for crime in the United States. In 2021, over five million people were under
Incarceration in the United States
Incarceration_in_the_United_States
American lawyer
the Department of Justice under Donald Trump where he took aggressive anti-abortion stances. "Search - Supreme Court of the United States". www.supremecourt
Scott_G._Stewart
Period of the US Supreme Court from 1836 to 1864
The Taney Court refers to the Supreme Court of the United States from 1836 to 1864, when Roger Taney served as the fifth Chief Justice of the United States
Taney_Court
feminism in the United States began in the early 1990s. In 1991, Anita Hill accused Clarence Thomas, a man nominated to the United States Supreme Court, of sexual
Feminism_in_the_United_States
2013 U.S. Supreme Court case
to this article: United States v. Windsor United States v. Windsor, 570 U.S. 744 (2013), is a landmark United States Supreme Court civil rights case
United_States_v._Windsor
2026 United States Supreme Court case
609 U.S. ___ (2026) is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, which held that children born in the United States, including to parents unlawfully
Trump_v._Barbara
trillion. The large majority of the world's top universities, as listed by various ranking organizations, are in the United States, including 19 of the top
Education in the United States
Education_in_the_United_States
1935 United States Supreme Court case
Executor v. United States, 295 U.S. 602 (1935), was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled that the U.S. Congress may limit the power of the President
Humphrey's Executor v. United States
Humphrey's_Executor_v._United_States
Beginning in July 2025, several U.S. states have redrawn or are in the process of redrawing their congressional districts ahead of the 2026 United States House
2025–2026 United States redistricting
2025–2026_United_States_redistricting
The Constitution of the United States gives Congress the authority to remove the president of the United States from office in two separate proceedings
List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States
List_of_efforts_to_impeach_presidents_of_the_United_States
In the United States, capital punishment for juveniles existed until March 1, 2005, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional in Roper v. Simmons
Capital punishment for juveniles in the United States
Capital_punishment_for_juveniles_in_the_United_States
The following is a list of events from the year 2022 in the United States. Politically, the United States continued to be dominated by a culture war, with
2022_in_the_United_States
This is a list of events in the year 2018 in the United States. President: Donald Trump (R-New York) Vice President: Mike Pence (R-Indiana) Chief Justice:
2018_in_the_United_States
1971 United States Supreme Court case
United States v. Thirty-seven Photographs, 402 U.S. 363 (1971), is a United States Supreme Court decision in an in rem case on procedures following the
United States v. Thirty-seven Photographs
United_States_v._Thirty-seven_Photographs
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Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, French
From the Court's Land; Dweller by the Dark Stream; Dweller in Court; Land of the Court; Courtier; Court Attendant
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a prominent post or stake, for example a boundary marker, from Middle English stake ‘post’, ‘stake’, or from the same word used as a nickname for a tall, thin person.
Female
Irish
Irish form of French Madeline, MADAILÉIN means "of Magdala."
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Étampes in Seine-et-Oise; the place name is of Celtic origin.
Male
Native American
Native American Miwok name LISE means "salmon head rising above water." Compare with feminine Lise.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean English French
King Henry V' Soldier in the King's army.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Danish, English, French, German, Norse, Swedish, Teutonic
Courtier; Court Attendant; Bold; Courageous Advice
Male
English
Short form of English Curtis, CURT means "courteous."
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English, French
Dweller by the Dark Stream; Court-dweller; From the Court
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Compare Starnes.
Female
English
 Variant spelling of English Liza, LISA means "God is my oath." Compare with another form of Lisa.
Female
English
Feminine variant spelling of English unisex Stacey, STACEE means "resurrection."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a stable, or an occupational name for someone employed in one, from Middle English stable, plural stables (via Old French from Latin stabulum, a derivative of stare ‘to stand’). In Middle English the term was used of the quarters occupied by cattle as well as those reserved for horses.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : occupational name for a slater, from an agent derivative of Middle English s(c)late ‘slate’.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Chinese, English
Roof Slater
Female
Italian
 Short form of Italian Elisabetta, LISA means "God is my oath." Compare with another form of Lisa.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Latin, Swedish
Polite; Courteous; Court-dweller; Courageous Advice; Form of Curtis; Short
Female
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of German Liese, LISE means "God is my oath."Â Compare with masculine Lise.
Male
English
English unisex pet form of Latin Anastasia and Anastasius, both STACEY means "resurrection."
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : topographic name from Middle English, Old French court(e), curt ‘court’ (Latin cohors, genitive cohortis, ‘yard’, ‘enclosure’). This word was used primarily with reference to the residence of the lord of a manor, and the surname is usually an occupational name for someone employed at a manorial court.English : nickname from Old French, Middle English curt ‘short’, ‘small’ (Latin curtus ‘curtailed’, ‘truncated’, ‘cut short’, ‘broken off’).Irish : reduced form of McCourt.
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Boy/Male
African, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Tamil, Telugu
One who Controls; Non-violence; Destroyer
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Muslim
Fondness, Wish, Desire
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Love
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Mighty Victorious
Girl/Female
Tamil
Amishta | அமிஷà¯à®¤à®¾
Limitless
Boy/Male
Tamil
Siddanth | ஸிதà¯à®¤à®¾à®‚த
Principled
Boy/Male
English
Near the Stream; Brook
Boy/Male
Hindu
Brightness
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adv.
In an united manner.
v. t.
United; joint; as, unite consent.
v. t.
To enroll; to place or register in a list.
n.
The quality of being decided; prompt and fixed determination; unwavering firmness; as, to manifest great decision.
n.
Any body of men united by profession, or constituting a community of a particular character; as, the civil and ecclesiastical states, or the lords spiritual and temporal and the commons, in Great Britain. Cf. Estate, n., 6.
n.
A judicial court of chancery, which in England and in the United States is distinctively a court with equity jurisdiction.
v. t.
To inclose for combat; as, to list a field.
n.
An account or report of a conclusion, especially of a legal adjudication or judicial determination of a question or cause; as, a decision of arbitrators; a decision of the Supreme Court.
v. t.
To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of; as, to list a board.
n.
Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign; as, to hold a court.
n.
A register or chief clerk of a court in certain States of the United States.
a.
Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the last year of a century; the last man in a line of soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance.
n.
A roll or catalogue, that is row or line; a record of names; as, a list of names, books, articles; a list of ratable estate.
imp. & p. p.
of Unite
n.
In the Unites States, a court of equity; equity; proceeding in equity.
n.
Decision; judgment; opinion; a court decision.
v. t.
To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; as, to list a door; to stripe as if with list.
n.
A place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court.
n.
An inclination to one side; as, the ship has a list to starboard.
v. i.
To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count.