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Definition of Court
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Court
An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary; a palace. The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state. Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign; as, to hold a court. Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners; civility; compliment; flattery. The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered. The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of causes. A tribunal established for the administration of justice. The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both. The session of a judicial assembly. Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical. A place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court. To endeavor to gain the favor of by attention or flattery; to try to ingratiate one's self with. To endeavor to gain the affections of; to seek in marriage; to woo. To attempt to gain; to solicit; to seek. To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract. To play the lover; to woo; as, to go courting. Related Definitions:
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Court Quotations
I would not like to be the only woman on the court. Ruth Bader Ginsburg I just want to get on the court. Carmelo Anthony A friend i'the court is better than a penny in purse. William Shakespeare There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts. Mohandas Gandhi Well, in Nevada we do not have a juvenile jurisdiction. If you commit murder or attempted murder and you're a child, the juvenile court has no jurisdiction. You go right to adult court. Judge M. Lane |
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Court Translations
court in Afrikaans is hof court in Dutch is het hof maken, scharrelen, vrijen court in Finnish is piha court in French is briguez, briguer, cour, briguons, briguent court in German is Hof, Gericht(shof) court in Italian is cortile, pietanza court in Latin is curia court in Norwegian is domstol court in Spanish is patio, corral court in Swedish is domstol, hov |
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