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| 1. | [ noun ] (law) an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business | |
| Synonyms: | tribunal judicature | |
| Related terms: | assembly trial_court federal_court International_Court_of_Justice criminal_court Star_Chamber police_court divorce_court inferior_court assizes appellate_court juvenile_court kangaroo_court chancery military_court probate_court quarter_sessions Rota moot_court superior_court supreme_court traffic_court consistory Sanhedrin inquisition court_of_domestic_relations f.i.s.c. jury Bench | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (government) the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state | |
| Synonyms: | royal_court | |
| Related terms: | government porte court_of_saint_james's | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (geography) a specially marked area within which a game is played | |
| Examples: | "players had to reserve a court in advance" |
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| Related terms: | playing_field tennis_court squash_court basketball_court volleyball_court handball_court badminton_court | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (law) a room in which a law court sits | |
| Synonyms: | courtroom | |
| Examples: | "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom" |
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| Related terms: | room courthouse courthouse banch jury_box bar witness_box law | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (geography) a yard wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | |
| Synonyms: | courtyard | |
| Examples: | "the house was built around an inner court" |
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| Related terms: | yard bailey cloister forecourt parvis atrium building | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (housing) the residence of a sovereign or nobleman | |
| Examples: | "the king will visit the duke's court" |
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| Related terms: | residence | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince | |
| Synonyms: | royal_court | |
| Related terms: | cortege | |
| 8. | [ verb ] make amorous advances towards | |
| Synonyms: | woo solicit romance | |
| Examples: | "john is courting Mary" |
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| Related terms: | act chase display suitor love_story courtship | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (housing) a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area | |
| Synonyms: | motel tourist_court motor_lodge motor_inn motor_hotel | |
| Related terms: | hotel motel motel_room | |
| 10. | [ verb ] seek someone's favor | |
| Synonyms: | woo | |
| Examples: | "China is wooing Russia" |
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| Related terms: | suitor | |
| 11. | [ verb ] engage in social activities leading to marriage | |
| Examples: | "We were courting for over ten years" |
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| Related terms: | act courtship | |
| 12. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 15551 | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (sport,tennis,games) Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947) | |
| Synonyms: | margaret_court | |
| Related terms: | tennis_player | |
| 14. | [ noun ] respectful deference | |
| Synonyms: | homage | |
| Examples: | "pay court to the emperor" |
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| Related terms: | deference woo | |
| Similar spelling: |
Cort corot Cowart cohort Coretta cord Cordy Coard coreid Cordie Cordia corday core_out Curt corrode corrida Corrado corrade |
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