appearance
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- noun
- /əˈpɪərəns/
- Formal
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- My court appearance.
- a court appearance
Examples
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If they apprehended him, months and months of testimony and court appearances would consume their lives.
Fiction book (1993) -
Clara tried to explain that school money was being spent on court appearances and plane trips.
Fiction book (1993) -
Court appearance is in eight days.
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Program entry was defined as the first appearance before the Drug Court judge.
Academic text (2008) -
We owe one another at least an appearance of loyalty and respect.
Fiction book (1993) -
I was wanting to confirm the date and time for Max Bernal's appearance.
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He is scheduled to make his appearance in court tomorrow to discuss the case against him.
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The lawyer prepared his client for the appearance at the hearing regarding the legal matters.
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After a long wait, they finally attended their first appearance in front of the judge.
Synonyms
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Being present at a meeting, class, or event
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A formal appearance in court for a hearing
Being present at a court or hearing when the law requires it
Idioms
Compounds
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An attractive, confident look that reminds people of a good-looking man
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Appearance comes from appear and the Latin apparere, which means 'to come into sight' and also 'to come before'. So a court appearance is when someone 'comes before' the judge or the court in person.