lawcourt
- noun
- /ˈlɔːˌkɔrt/
- Formal
:
tribunal
- The defendant appeared before the lawcourt to answer the charges.
Examples
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We attended a session at the lawcourt this morning.
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The lawcourt will announce its decision tomorrow.
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A new lawcourt was constructed to manage the increasing number of cases.
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Many historic buildings in the city center were once lawcourts or administrative offices.
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The defendant appeared before the lawcourt to answer the charges.
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A new lawcourt was constructed to manage the increasing number of cases.
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The lawcourt will announce its decision tomorrow.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
A place where a judge hears and decides legal cases
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2.5
A room where a judge hears and decides court cases
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3.0
A building where judges and lawyers hear legal cases
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3.2
A place where a judge hears and decides cases about the law
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3.1
A place where a judge hears cases and gives decisions
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3.8
A place where judges decide legal cases and apply the law
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lawcourt combines law ('rules') and court (a place where people meet a judge). So a lawcourt is the place where legal cases are heard and decisions about the rules are made.