Synonyms and antonyms of Appearing in court in British Thesaurus

affirm (verb)

legal to promise to tell the truth in a court of law without swearing on a holy book

allow (verb)

legal to decide that a piece of information is acceptable in a court of law

all rise ()

used for telling people in a law court to stand up when the judge enters or leaves

appeal (verb)

to formally ask a court of law or similar authority to change its decision

appear (verb)

to go to a court of law, committee, or similar institution, so that people can ask you questions and make decisions about what you say

arraign (verb)

to order someone to go to a court of law to be formally charged with a crime

be called to the bar ()

to officially become a lawyer

bring (verb)

to start a legal case against someone

bring before ()

to arrange for a case to be discussed in a court, committee, or parliament

call (verb)

to order someone to be present or give evidence in a court of law

cite (verb)

legalAmerican to officially order someone to appear in a court of law

claim (verb)

to say that someone’s actions are the cause of something, especially in a court of law

come before ()

to be considered, discussed, or judged by someone in authority

come up ()

to be judged in a court of law

commit someone/something for trial ()

if a magistrate (=a judge in a lower court) commits a person or a case for trial, they send the person or case to a higher court

competent (adjective)

legal allowed to have a case judged in court

competent (adjective)

allowed to appear as a witness in a court case

court-martial (verb)

to judge someone in a military court

court-martial (verb)

to decide that someone is guilty in a military court

cross-examine (verb)

to ask a witness questions during a trial after another lawyer has already asked them questions

cross-question (verb)

to cross-examine someone

defend (verb)

legal to be the lawyer in a court case who tries to prove that someone is not guilty

depose (verb)

legal to give information about something in a court of law

dismiss (verb)

legal if a judge dismisses a court case, they officially decide that the case should not continue

double jeopardy (noun)

a situation in which someone is accused of a crime for a second time after they have already been to trial for that crime

drag someone through the courts ()

to start a legal case against someone who does not want this to happen

examine (verb)

to ask someone questions in a legal trial

file for ()

to officially ask a court for something, for example ask them to give you a divorce or state officially that you are bankrupt

get off ()

to not be punished severely or at all for something that you have been accused of in court

go before ()

to be considered by a judge, committee, or other authority as part of an official process

hear (verb)

if a court case is heard, it is dealt with by a court or judge

hear (verb)

if a court hears something, that is what is said in court

hold (verb)

formal if a court or judge holds that something is true, the court or judge says that it is true

instruct (verb)

legal to arrange for a lawyer to speak for you in court

issue/serve a writ ()

to give someone a writ

judge (verb)

to decide whether or not someone is guilty in a court of law

litigate (verb)

to ask a court of law to make a decision about a disagreement

litigious (adjective)

formal always ready to deal with disagreements by suing (=starting a legal case) rather than by discussion

move (verb)

to make a formal proposal at a meeting or in court

non-appearance (noun)

failure to go to court when you should be there

overturn (verb)

to say officially that something such as a decision or law is wrong and change it

pass (a) sentence (on someone) ()

to officially say in a court of law what a criminal’s punishment will be

perjure yourself ()

to lie when you give evidence in a court of law

pervert the course of justice ()

to try to influence the result of a court case, especially by preventing the true facts about a crime from being known. Perverting the course of justice is also referred to as obstructing the administration of justice.

petition (verb)

legal to give a court an official document in which you ask it to take legal action

plead (verb)

legal to say in a court of law whether you are guilty of a crime or not

proceed against ()

to begin a case against someone in a court of law

pronounce sentence ()

to announce in a court of law what someone’s punishment for a crime will be

prosecute (verb)

to try to prove as a lawyer in court that someone is guilty of a crime

re-examine (verb)

legal if a lawyer re-examines their own witness, they question them again after they have been cross-examined

rehear (verb)

to hear a court case again

remand (verb)

to tell someone who has committed a crime to return to court for trial on a particular day

remit (verb)

legal to send a case back to the original court to be dealt with there

rest your case ()

used in a court of law by a lawyer for saying that they have finished explaining their case and are ready for the judge or jury to decide it

retry (verb)

legal to judge a person or crime in a court of law again because a previous trial was considered not to be fair or it ended without a verdict

rise (verb)

if something such as a law court or committee rises, it stops working at the end of the day or for a period of time

seek (verb)

to ask for something from a law court

sequester (verb)

to keep a group of people, especially a jury in a court trial, apart from other people

stand accused of something ()

to have been formally accused of committing a crime or of doing something wrong

stand down ()

to leave the witness box in a court of law after you have answered lawyers’ questions

stand trial (for something) ()

to be judged for a crime in a court of law

submit (verb)

formal to make a statement, especially in a court of law

subpoena (verb)

to officially order someone to come to a court of law to give information

subpoena (verb)

to officially order documents to be produced in a court of law

sue (verb)

to make a legal claim against someone, usually to get money from them because they have done something bad to you. The legal claim is called a lawsuit

summon (verb)

formal to officially order someone to come to a place, especially a court of law

summons (verb)

mainly British to order someone to appear in court

sustain (verb)

legal to agree that a decision, law etc is based on good legal principles

swear in ()

to make someone give a formal promise in a law court or at an official ceremony

sworn (adjective)

made or given by someone who promises that everything they are going to say is true

take the stand ()

to go into the stand and start to give evidence

testify (verb)

to make a statement about something that you saw, know, or experienced, usually in a court of law

third-party (adjective)

relating to a person or organization that is not one of the two main people or organizations involved in a legal agreement or case

try (verb)

to judge a person or case in a court of law

up for something ()

appearing in a court of law because you have been accused of a crime

uphold (verb)

if a court of law upholds something such as a claim, it says that it is correct

witness to ()

to formally state that something is true, especially in a court of law