court
∞
1.4
- noun
- /kɔrt/
- Formal
- If your client is innocent, you go back to court and prove it, without me.
- federal court
- court case
- court decision
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Watch on YouTubeHe took his fights to the courts and he lost.
- He took his fights to the courts and he lost.
- So it went to the Circuit Court, and he won.
- Do you haul a lion into court for eating a sheep?
- But very often that court will say no.
- And I cannot see the Delaware courts holding Musk in contempt.
- It was all a farce and the court saw right through it.
- And I went to Saint Albans Crown Court for four burglaries.
- And the question before the courts is, do states still matter?
- While I strongly disagree with the Court's decision, I accept it.
- He then got named by other people in court cases and things.
- We need more prisons, more jails, more courts, more prosecutors.
- And and that is change the court's philosophy.
Examples
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She can go to court and we can prove it was suicide.
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So it went to the Circuit Court, and he won.
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Well, I did see him in court, and we won.
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Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
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The case wound up in court in New Jersey.
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And as he said so eloquently in court, I want my money.
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There's nothing this court can do now.
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As an officer of the court, I was obligated to hand it over.
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The court then found that the district court erred in a number of areas.
Academic text (2017) -
In the courtroom, the judge listened carefully to both sides before making a decision about the court.
Synonyms
522
2.5
A room where a judge hears and decides court cases
255
3.0
A building where judges and lawyers hear legal cases
100
7.4
A group of people, usually judges, who decide cases in court
80
3.2
A place where a judge hears and decides cases about the law
76
6.1
The judge or judges who hear and decide cases in court
10
3.8
A place where judges decide legal cases and apply the law
5
3.1
A place where a judge hears cases and gives decisions
A place where a judge hears and decides legal cases
Idioms
- Informal
3
9.0
To reject something as silly and not take it seriously in places like a court or meeting
Compounds
∞
3.1
The highest court in the United States that makes final decisions for all other courts
183
3.1
A court the national government uses to decide cases about laws for the whole country
- Formal
135
3.5
An official instruction from a court telling someone to do or stop doing something
- Formal
82
5.0
A group of judges who review and can change decisions from lower courts
- UK
68
4.5
The top group of judges in a country or state that hears the most important cases and appeals
37
4.2
The highest group of judges in a U.S. state who decide appeals about state law
- Formal
32
3.3
The highest court in the United States that decides important national cases and reviews lower court decisions
29
2.7
A place in a shopping mall with many stalls selling different foods around shared tables
- Formal
22
5.7
A federal court that reviews cases from lower courts in a group of states
- Literature
20
4.4
The public's opinion about a person or issue formed outside a legal trial
- Formal
17
7.5
Showing disrespect to a judge or refusing to obey a court order that can be punished
- Formal
13
4.9
A group of officers who try members of the armed forces for breaking their rules
- Informal
12
5.1
A strong, aggressive effort to reach a goal quickly, often to win support
12
2.7
The highest court in the United States that decides important questions about the law for the whole country
- Formal
10
3.7
A court that ends marriages and decides matters like child custody and property
- Informal
6
8.8
An unfair trial that pretends to be legal and decides guilt beforehand
6
5.0
An international court that settles disputes between countries and gives advice on international law
A court that settles legal disputes between countries and gives legal advice to the United Nations
- Formal
3
7.9
A person or group not in a case who gives information about the law to help the court decide
2
9.1
A secret United States court that allows electronic monitoring and searches for foreign intelligence
- Formal
1
7.7
A military court that tries soldiers for less serious crimes, usually with three officers
- Formal
1
9.9
A court that deals with fairness in legal cases, like trusts and estates
- Formal
1
7.3
A court that deals with family problems like divorce, child custody, and support
- Formal
1
9.8
A court that handles disputes about trusts and wills and can order someone to stop actions, not criminal cases
- Archaic
1
4.6
A lower court that handles minor crimes and sends serious cases to a higher court
- Archaic
1
7.7
A small roadside hotel or group of cabins where you can park near your room
- Formal
1
8.1
A court set up by a written agreement to decide disputes about a town or group's rules
- Formal
1
6.8
A court that deals with family matters like custody, divorce, and child support
1
9.6
A major 1778 battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution where the British army withdrew
- Archaic
1
9.9
A military court that tries people for minor crimes during an occupation
A major American Civil War battle in May 1864 between Grant and Lee
A major 1778 battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution that made British troops leave
- Archaic
A former county court in England that heard serious criminal and civil trials
- Formal
A quick military trial held in the field for urgent offenses without the usual rules
How Senior
Surface Forms
Etymology
Court comes from the Latin cohors, meaning 'enclosure' or 'group'. Because rulers used their court to make decisions, the same word later named the place where judges hear cases, so court now means a legal place for trials.