Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with court in American Collocation
court
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
attend court
Many witnesses are too frightened to attend court.
be discussed in court
The case should never have gone to court.
convince the court
The newspaper must satisfy the court that there is a public interest in publication of the pictures.
ask the court for something
A father petitioned the court for custody of his six-year-old son.
A group of parents took a school to court over the teaching of evolutionary theory.
allow the court to do something
The Act empowers the court to seize the assets of someone who has been convicted of a crime.
decide or order something
The court ruled that the inquiry should be in public.
Their claim for damages against the travel company was settled out of court.
disagree with or refuse something
A US court rejected his appeal.
agree with or allow something
The appeal court upheld a ruling that the company acted unlawfully.
find someone guilty/not guilty
He was sentenced by a military court to seven years in prison.