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Meaning court meaning

What does court mean?
Definitions in simple English

court Noun

— A court is an open space where certain games are played. Tennis is played on a court. — The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace. The noblemen visited the queen in her court.

court Verb

— When one person courts another, that person does things to get the other to like him or her. The boy sent flowers to court the girl.

court

— noun an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business — noun (= courtroom) a room in which a lawcourt sits television cameras were admitted in the courtroom — verb make amorous advances towards John is courting Mary — noun the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state — noun a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played players had to reserve a court in advance — verb (= woo) seek someone's favor China is wooing Russia — verb engage in social activities leading to marriage We were courting for over ten years — noun an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings the house was built around an inner court — noun the residence of a sovereign or nobleman the king will visit the duke's court — noun a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws — noun respectful deference pay court to the emperor — noun the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince — noun (= motor hotel) a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area

Court

— noun Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)

Synonyms court synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as court?

court English » English

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Court English » English

Margaret Court Palace

Topics court topics

What do people use court to talk about?
Social behavior Law

Court of law
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation

Sports
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Sports

Basketball
Person Life Marriage

Arrange a marriage
Social behavior Government Ruler

Government official
Social behavior Government Government organization

Governing body
Social behavior Law Court of law

Legal personnel
Person Life Marriage

Divorce

Conjugation court conjugation

How do you conjugate court?

court · verb

Examples court examples

How do I use court in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Silence in the court!
Have you met the new court jester?
I'll see you in court.
Sami was sitting on the steps leading up to the court.
The court delays decision.
Prosecutors in court have to substantiate their claims in order to prove a suspect is guilty.
We went to court when they refused to pay for the damage.
Helen Moody was noted as a tennis player for not showing any expression on the court.
Let's play tennis. I've booked a court for 10:30.
That matter was decided by the Supreme Court.
The matter was brought into court.
In Shakespeare's time, in the sixteenth century, tennis was very popular at the English court.
Is there a tennis court around here?
The Supreme Court is located near the Imperial Palace.
The court session lasted for three hours.
The court found him guilty of stealing money.
He was summoned to appear in court.
They submitted the case to the court.
She took the case into court.
The will was declared void by the court.
Do you have a tennis court in this hotel?
He appealed to a higher court against the decision.
The court found him guilty.
The court judged him guilty.
The court sentenced him to death.
There's a drinking fountain by the tennis court.
The court ordered her to pay the fine.
Rasputin had the whole Russian court under his spell.
In a court of justice women are more often found guilty of perjury than men.

Movie subtitles

Was it fiscal trouble or political wrangles at the imperial court?
Not even the most pretentious European court could match the Ming dynasty's authority.
The Chinese had invented the mechanical clock, but now the imperial court was reduced to accepting superior timepieces as gifts from Europeans.
You want a court order?
Mr Bugle, we'll be seeking a court order to exhume the body. No, no!..from Mr Broadly's grave.
I'd swear to it in a court of law.
Morgyn Stanley is taking me to court.
The Emperor Constantine, followed by his court, designated to each his post for combat, consoled the wives, and encouraged the men.
Returning to the palace, Constantin asked for absolution for the faults of his court.
To the office of the Clerk of the Court of the prison.
My Dear Dubarry - The King has decided to introduce me at court.
Some days later, the Countess Dubarry is officially presented to the Court.
The annulment court.
The Court withdraws to deliberate.
If you shoot, you'll get court martialed!
You risk getting court martialed.
They're scattered, but still have influence at the court, among university students and bankers.
I too have connections in the court.
Ah, if you could. I will court for you.
One or more traits that might make an old woman noticeable was enough to bring her to court during the witchcraft era.
Like in a real court.
In the main court, where the Cossack battery took up its position.
Ladies of Louis XIV's court!
They finished Louis XIV's Court and started Babylon Gardens.
Where? -Court!
I remember doing a court scene in a play in St. Amand back in 1876.
Go to court to get a writ of habeas corpus.
I say, we'll go to court to get a writ of habeas corpus.
John Mayer, you have the right to remain silent. If you do say anything, what you say can be used against you in a court of law.
He's a murderer. The court will make a judgement.
I am doing to introduce Madame officially at court. because then no one will dare to insult her.
My dear Dubarry: the king has decided to officially introduce you at court.
A few days later the Countess Dubarry is presented officially at court.
Armand is the president of the Revolutionary Court.
The sensational murder came before the court. and the struggle for Mark's life took many turns.
In case of a tie, it goes to the Supreme Court, and I can give you a little inside information in advance.
Do you want to be court-martialled?
He wouldn't have gone to court.
Oh, you want to settle out of court.
That pigsty of yours in Diadem Court.

News and current affairs

The answer is obvious: China mounted a full-court press to change minds.
General Stanculescu has appealed to the Supreme Court to quash his conviction.
Similarly, while Britain has many outstanding musicians, the favorite of the royal court is Elton John.
A reckless, right-wing Supreme Court has agreed with them.
The Bush team was outspoken in its hostility to a range of international agreements, from the Kyoto Treaty to reduce global warming to the establishment of the International Criminal Court.
A German court has now issued arrest warrants for those involved in his abduction.
The International Criminal Court, which is now taking shape in The Hague with the selection of its first justices, does not have retroactive jurisdiction.
Two years ago, Prof. Ibrahim, together with practically all of the Ibn-Khaldun Institute staff, were arrested and put on trial before a State Security Court on trumped up charges.
WASHINGTON, DC - Sovereign debt has been back in the news recently, this time because of a United States Supreme Court ruling concerning Argentine debt.
It was that ruling that the Supreme Court recently upheld.
Under the court order, Argentina may not pay the holders of the new bonds unless it also pays the holdouts, and no US financial institution can serve as an intermediary to make payments for Argentina.
The US Supreme Court's decision on Argentina adds a new wrinkle, and may well further increase the risk attached to holding sovereign debt - and this to the cost of issuing it.
By a vote of eight to three, the Court upheld his conviction on charges of racism.
No court should convict someone lightly because of the views he espouses in the public sphere.
In the coming days, judges sitting on the International Criminal Court in The Hague will decide whether to issue a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for the crime of genocide.
Although the threatened indictment of al-Bashir has prompted protest in Khartoum, no one expects him to appear in court soon.
Nonetheless, the Court has come under fire for three alleged failings.
On the one hand, the Court's actions often have political consequences: however well-founded, accusing the leader of a rebel army may be seen as taking sides in a conflict.
On the other hand, the Court cannot charge - or refrain from charging - a senior political or military official responsible for grave crimes solely to avert negative political repercussions.
Both of these complaints reflect a third: unease with the Court's overwhelming focus on Africa.
Thirty African governments have ratified the ICC's governing statute, and several of the Court's 18 judges hail from Africa, as does a substantial portion of its staff.
Still, the Court should not hesitate to act outside Africa when mass atrocities demand redress.
Failure to do so, in the view of Goldstone's commission, should result in the Security Council referring the matter to the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
American President Barack Obama visited China, more in the spirit of a supplicant to an imperial court than the leader of the world's greatest superpower.
The fact that national governments referred three of the Court's four active cases - and that in each of those cases only armed rebels or government opponents have been charged so far - has contributed to this perception.

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