court
- n.place where justice is administered
1) to hold court
2) to adjourn; dismiss (a) court
3) to take smb. to court
4) to clog the courts (with frivolous litigation)
5) an appeals (esp. BE), appellate; circuit; city, municipal; county; criminal; crown (BE); district (AE); domestic relations, family; federal (US); high; juvenile; kangaroo ('irregular'); magistrate's; moot; night; orphans'; police; probate; small-claims; superior; supreme; traffic; trial court
6) a court of appeals; a court of common pleas; a court of domestic relations; a court of law; a court of original jurisdiction
7) in court (to testify in court; in open court)
8) out of court (to settle a case out of court)
sovereign's residence9) to hold court
10) at court (at the court of Louis XIV)
homage11) to pay court to smb.
sports arena12) a basketball; clay (for tennis); grass (for tennis); squash; tennis; volleyball court
motel(obsol.) (AE)
13) a motor, tourist court
* * *[kɔːt]a court of common pleasa court of domestic relationsa court of lawa court of original jurisdictionappellatecountydismiss (a) courtdomestic relationsjuvenilemagistrate'smootmunicipalorphans'small-claimstourist courttrial courtvolleyball courtkangaroo ('irregular')district (AE)crown (BE)federal (US)clay (for tennis)grass (for tennis)['homage'] to pay court to smb.['motel'] (obsol.) (AE) a motor['place where justice is administered'] to hold court['sports arena'] a basketballa court of appealsto adjournto take smb. to courtat court (at the court of Louis XIV)an appeals (esp. BE)out of court (to settle a case out of court)in court (to testify in court; in open court)to clog the courts (with frivolous litigation)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
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