court of justice
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3.8
- noun
- /kɔrt əv ˈdʒʌstɪs/
- Formal
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tribunal de justicia
- The defendant appeared nervously before the court of justice to hear the verdict.
And I did the same thing with the current president of the International Court of Justice, Julia Sabatini.
- And I did the same thing with the current president of the International Court of Justice, Julia Sabatini.
- But I, but of course, that's, that's my opinion, not the British government or the judicial, the, the Court of Justice.
Examples
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He was made head of midwifery in 1672 and medical advisor to the court of justice in 1679.
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No jury in Johnson County will indict them... even in the face of evidence as conclusive as any ever offered in a court of justice.
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Sir, you are before a court of justice.
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The first known court of justice in the world.
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This is a court of justice, not of law.
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In a court of justice, women are more often found guilty of perjury than men.
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They will represent your interests in the court of justice, and they will deal with your lenders.
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Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation deserts the oaths, which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice?
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Among her achievements were the building of a bazaar and gardens in the Persian style and the institution of a court of justice over which she presided.
Academic text (2016) -
The Shah was the "fountain of justice," and his tribunal for injustices (mazalem), divan-khana, was the highest court of justice in the realm.
Academic text (2014)
Synonyms
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1.4
A place where a judge hears and decides legal cases
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7.4
A group of people, usually judges, who decide cases in court
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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
A place where a judge hears and decides legal cases
A group of courts that make legal decisions
A court in ancient Greece where citizens judge legal cases
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a tribunal that administers justice' is directly and predictably composed from 'court' (a forum for judges) combined with 'justice' (fairness/system), with the preposition 'of' serving as a straightforward linker; a learner who knows the parts will infer it refers to a court dealing with justice. This noun-of-noun composition is cross-linguistically common (e.g. 'cour de justice', 'tribunal de justicia') and follows regular English patterns, so it is transparent to B1 learners.
Etymology
Court of justice comes from the old image of a court as a closed place where a judge sat and people came to bring their cases, and justice meaning a fair decision. So a court of justice is literally a place where judges listen to disputes and give a 'fair' decision, which explains why the phrase means a body that decides legal cases.