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Definition court in British English

court noun

noun
/kɔː(r)t/
1

a place where trials take place and legal cases are decided, especially in front of a judge and a jury or a magistrate.

Example

The letter was read aloud in court.

Example

Duggan will appear in court on Monday.

Synonyms and related words
admiralty court appellate court Chancery
1.1

the people in a court, especially the judge and jury

Example

A police officer told the court that he had seen Brown leaving the house.

Example

the evidence before the court (=being considered by the court)

1.2

done by a court or relating to a court

Example

They are dropping their court case against him.

Example

She got a court injunction banning her husband from her home.

Synonyms and related words
action advocacy appeal
1.3

used for referring to the process of taking a legal action against someone

Example

She threatened to go to court if he did not pay up.

Example

Lynn took her employers to court for compensation.

Example

It took five years for the case to come to court.

Example

Mr Lodge settled out of court for £50,000.

Synonyms and related words
action advocacy appeal
1.4

the system of courts that decide legal cases

Example

You can always try to get your money back through the courts.

Example

The courts ruled that the company are entitled to make a fair profit.

Synonyms and related words
admiralty court appellate court Chancery
2

an area marked with lines where some sports are played, such as tennis and squash

Example

The hotel has two tennis courts.

Example

The players had been on court for over two hours.

Synonyms and related words
all-seater the area AstroTurf
3

the place where a king or queen lives and works

Synonyms and related words
abdicate accede accession
3.1

a king or queen, together with their family and their servants, advisers etc

Example

an influential member of the court of Henry VIII

Synonyms and related words
abdicate accede accession
4

used in the names of large houses or blocks of flats

Example

They live at 27 Mallory Court.

Synonyms and related words
centre Court great
5

a courtyard

Synonyms and related words
alley alleyway arcade
Definition court in British English

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