Court

  • 51court — 1 noun 1 LAW (C, U) a building or room where all the information concerning a crime is given so that it can be judged: There was a large crowd of reporters gathered outside the court. | in court: He was summoned to appear in court as a witness. | …

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  • 52Court —  Pour les articles homophones, voir Cour et Cours. Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia  …

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  • 53court*/*/*/ — [kɔːt] noun I 1) [C/U] a place where trials take place and legal cases are decided Syn: law court a court case[/ex] The man will appear in court on Monday.[/ex] She threatened to go to court (= begin a court case) if he did not pay.[/ex] Lynn… …

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  • 54court — Synonyms and related words: Autobahn, British Cabinet, Rasputin, Sanhedrin, Svengali, US Cabinet, US highway, VIP, access, act up to, address, addresses, advisory body, agree to anything, alley, alleyway, allure, amorous pursuit, angle for,… …

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  • 55Court TV — TruTV Création 1991 Court TV Slogan « Not Reality. Actuality. » Langue anglais Pays d origine …

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  • 56court — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French curt, court, from Latin cohort , cohors enclosure, group, retinue, cohort, from co + hort , hors (akin to hortus garden) more at yard Date: 12th century 1. a. the… …

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  • 57Court — Recorded in a number of spellings including Cour, Court, Cort, Corte, de Court, Decourt, Decort, Delacour, Delacourt, and others, this is a surname of medieval French origins. First introduced into the British Isles after the famous Norman… …

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  • 58court — /kɔt / (say kawt) noun 1. an open space wholly or partly enclosed by a wall, buildings, etc. 2. a large building within such a space. 3. a stately dwelling; manor house. 4. a short street. 5. a smooth, level area on which to play tennis, netball …

  • 59court — {{11}}court (n.) late 12c., from O.Fr. cort (11c., Mod.Fr. cour) king s court, princely residence, from L. cortem, acc. of cors (earlier cohors) enclosed yard, and by extension (and perhaps by association with curia sovereign s assembly ), those… …

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  • 60court — 1. noun 1) the court found him guilty Syn: court of law, bench, bar, judicature, tribunal; chiefly Brit. law court, chancery 2) the court of Louis IX Syn: royal household, retinue …

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