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court
 (kôrt)n.
1.
a. An extent of open ground partially or completely enclosed by walls or buildings; a courtyard.
b. Abbr. Ct. A short street, especially a wide alley walled by buildings on three sides.
c. A large open section of a building, often with a glass roof or skylight.
d. A large building, such as a mansion, arranged around a courtyard.
2.
a. The place of residence of a sovereign or dignitary; a royal mansion or palace.
b. The retinue of a sovereign, including the royal family and personal servants, advisers, and ministers.
c. A sovereign's governing body, including the council of ministers and state advisers.
d. A formal meeting or reception presided over by a sovereign.
3. Law
a. A person or body of persons that presides over the hearing of cases; a judge or panel of judges.
b. The building, hall, or room where cases are heard.
c. The session at which cases are heard.
4. An ecclesiastical court.
5. Sports An open level area marked with appropriate lines, upon which a game, such as tennis, handball, or basketball, is played.
6. The body of directors of an organization, especially of a corporation.
7. A legislative assembly.
v. court·ed, court·ing, courts
v.tr.
1.
a. To attempt to gain; seek: courting wealth and fame.
b. To behave so as to invite or incur: courts disaster by taking drugs.
2. To try to gain the love or affections of, especially to seek to marry.
3. To attempt to gain the favor of by attention or flattery: a salesperson courting a potential customer.
4. Zoology To behave so as to attract (a mate).
v.intr.
Idiom: 1. To pursue a courtship; woo.
2. Zoology To engage in courtship behavior.
pay court to
1. To flatter with solicitous overtures in an attempt to obtain something or clear away antagonism.
2. To seek someone's love; woo.
[Middle English, from Old French cort, from Latin cohors, cohort-, courtyard, retinue; see gher- in Indo-European roots.]
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court
(kÉ”Ët)n
1. (Architecture) an area of ground wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
2. (Architecture) (capital when part of a name)
a. a block of flats: Selwyn Court.
b. a mansion or country house
c. a short street, sometimes closed at one end
3. (Architecture) a space inside a building, sometimes surrounded with galleries
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a. the residence, retinues, or household of a sovereign or nobleman
b. (as modifier): a court ball.
5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a sovereign or prince and his retinue, advisers, etc
6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any formal assembly, reception, etc, held by a sovereign or nobleman with his courtiers
7. homage, flattering attention, or amorous approaches (esp in the phrase pay court to someone)
8. (Law) law
a. an authority having power to adjudicate in civil, criminal, military, or ecclesiastical matters
b. the regular sitting of such a judicial authority
c. the room or building in which such a tribunal sits
9. (Tennis)
a. a marked outdoor or enclosed area used for any of various ball games, such as tennis, squash, etc
b. a marked section of such an area: the service court.
10. (Squash & Fives)
a. a marked outdoor or enclosed area used for any of various ball games, such as tennis, squash, etc
b. a marked section of such an area: the service court.
11. (Commerce) the board of directors or council of a corporation, company, etc
12. (Education) chiefly Brit the supreme council of some universities
13. (Banking & Finance) a branch of any of several friendly societies
14. (Law) go to court to take legal action
15. hold court to preside over admirers, attendants, etc
16. (Law) without a trial or legal case: the case was settled out of court.
17. too unimportant for consideration
18. Brit so as to ridicule completely (in the phrase laugh out of court)
19. the ball is in your court you are obliged to make the next move
vb
20. to attempt to gain the love of (someone); woo
21. (tr) to pay attention to (someone) in order to gain favour
22. (tr) to try to obtain (fame, honour, etc)
23. (tr) to invite, usually foolishly, as by taking risks: to court disaster.
24. old-fashioned to be conducting a serious emotional relationship usually leading to marriage
[C12: from Old French, from Latin cohors cohort]
Court
(kÉ”Ët)n
(Biography) Margaret (née Smith). born 1942, Australian tennis player, winner of a record 24 Grand Slam singles titles: Australian Open champion 1960–66, 1969–71, and 1973; US Open champion 1962, 1965, 1969–70, and 1973; Wimbledon champion 1963, 1965, and 1970; French Open champion 1962, 1965, 1969–70, and 1973
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court
(kɔrt, koʊrt)n.
1.
a. a place where legal justice is administered.
b. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
c. a session of a judicial assembly.
2. an area open to the sky and mostly or entirely surrounded by buildings, walls, etc.
3. a high interior usu. having a glass roof and surrounded by several stories of galleries or the like.
4. Chiefly Irish. a stately dwelling.
5. a short street.
6.
a. a smooth, level quadrangle on which to play tennis, basketball, etc.
b. one of the divisions of such an area.
7. the residence of a sovereign or other high dignitary; palace.
8. a sovereign's or dignitary's retinue.
9. a sovereign and councilors as the political rulers of a state.
10. a formal assembly held by a sovereign.
11. devoted attention in order to win favor; homage: to pay court to a beloved.
12. a branch or lodge of a fraternal society.
13. the group of insects, as honeybees, surrounding the queen; retinue.
v.t. 14. to try to win the favor or goodwill of: to court the rich.
15. to seek the affections of; woo.
16. (of animals) to attempt to attract (a mate) by engaging in certain species-specific behaviors.
17. to attempt to gain (applause, favor, etc.).
18. to hold out inducements to; invite.
19. to act so as to cause, lead to, or provoke: to court disaster.
v.i. 20. to seek another's love; woo.
21. (of animals) to attempt to attract individuals of the opposite sex for mating.
Idioms: 1. hold court, to act as the center of attention for one's admirers.
2. out of court, without a legal hearing; privately: The case will be settled out of court.
[1125–75; Middle English co(u)rt < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin cohortem, acc. of cohors farmyard; see cohort]
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Court
the retinue of a sovereign; an organization for the administration of justice; directors, managers, delegates, or courtiers collectively.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Past participle: courted
Gerund: courting
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| Noun | 1. |  court - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial businesscourt of justice, court of law, lawcourt, court - a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws assembly - a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose International Court of Justice, World Court - a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations Bench - the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively appeals court, appellate court, court of appeals - a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies assizes, court of assize, court of assize and nisi prius - the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts) chancery, court of chancery - a court with jurisdiction in equity consistory - a church tribunal or governing body criminal court - a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases divorce court - a court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts court of domestic relations, domestic relations court, family court - a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children) federal court - a court establish by the authority of a federal government F.I.S.C., Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court - a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies inferior court, lower court - any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court Inquisition - a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy juvenile court - a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children kangaroo court - an irregular unauthorized court military court - a judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel moot court - a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases police court - a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused of serious offenses probate court - a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates quarter sessions - a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions Rota - (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts Star Chamber - a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments superior court - any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court high court, state supreme court, supreme court - the highest court in most states of the United States traffic court - a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offenses trial court - the first court before which the facts of a case are decided jury - a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law |
| 2. |  court - a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"bar - (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; "spectators were not allowed past the bar" bench - (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom courthouse - a building that houses judicial courts jury box - an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" witness box, witness stand - a box enclosure for a witness when testifying law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 3. | court - the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" Court of Saint James's - the British royal court Porte, Sublime Porte - the Ottoman court in Constantinople | |
| 4. | court - a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance" badminton court - the court on which badminton is played basketball court - the court on which basketball is played handball court - the court on which handball is played piste - a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts squash court - the indoor court in which squash is played tennis court - the court on which tennis is played volleyball court - the court on which volleyball is played athletic field, playing area, playing field, field - a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" | |
| 5. |  Court - Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947) | |
| 6. |  court - the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince | |
| 7. |  court - a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking areahotel - a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services motel - a motor hotel | |
| 8. | court - a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws court, judicature, tribunal - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business | |
| 9. | court - the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court" residence - the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence" | |
| 10. |  court - an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" atrium - the central area in a building; open to the sky bailey - the outer courtyard of a castle building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" cloister - a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) food court - an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area) forecourt - the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings parvis - a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral) | |
| 11. |  court - respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor" | |
| Verb | 1. | court - make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" chase after, chase - pursue someone sexually or romantically display - attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals |
| 2. | court - seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia" | |
| 3. | court - engage in social activities leading to marriage; "We were courting for over ten years" |
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court
noun
1. law court, bar, bench, tribunal, court of justice, seat of judgment At this rate, you could find yourself in court for assault.
2. playing area, park (U.S. & Canad.), ground, field, ring, arena, circus, enclosure, rink The hotel has several tennis and squash courts.
verb
1. cultivate, seek, flatter, solicit, pander to, curry favour with, fawn upon Britain's political parties are courting the vote of the lesbian and gay community.
2. invite, seek, attract, prompt, provoke, bring about, incite If he thinks he can remain in power by force he is courting disaster.
3. woo, go (out) with, go steady with (informal), date, chase, pursue, take out, make love to, run after, walk out with, keep company with, pay court to, set your cap at, pay your addresses to I was courting him at 19 and married him when I was 21.
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court
noun1. An area partially or entirely enclosed by walls or buildings:
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Translations
بَلاط المَلÙÙƒØاشÙÙŠÙŽÙ‡ المَلÙكدار المØكمـهساØَة٠اللَّعÙبساØØ©ØŒ ÙÙناء، مَلعَب
souddvůrkurtpalácpřivolávat
baneretslottragte efterudfordre til
instanco
oikeustenniskenttätuomioistuinhovikenttä
igralištesud
bÃróságkeresikirályi palotakirályi udvartalpal
bjóîa heimdómstóllhirîhúsagarîurkonungsgarîur
法廷è£åˆ¤æ‰€ã‚³ãƒ¼ãƒˆä¸åºå®®å»·
법ì›ì½”트
dvarasdvariškiaidvariškiskaro lauko teismaskiemas
galmsglaimotizaicinÄt, piesauktkaraļa pilslaukums
dvoriťkurtprivolávať
dvorigriÅ¡ÄesodiÅ¡Äe
domstolgårdhovrättbana
ศาลสนาม
sântòa án
court
[kɔːt]A. N
1. (Jur) → tribunal m, juzgado m, corte f (esp LAm); (= officers and/or public) → tribunal m
he was brought before the court on a charge of theft → fue procesado por robo
in open court → en pleno tribunal
to rule sth out of court → no admitir algo
to settle (a case) out of court → llegar a un acuerdo las partes (sin ir a juicio)
to take sb to court (over sth) → llevar a algn a los tribunales or ante el tribunal (por algo)
see also crown C
see also high D
see also magistrate, out-of-court, supreme
he was brought before the court on a charge of theft → fue procesado por robo
in open court → en pleno tribunal
to rule sth out of court → no admitir algo
to settle (a case) out of court → llegar a un acuerdo las partes (sin ir a juicio)
to take sb to court (over sth) → llevar a algn a los tribunales or ante el tribunal (por algo)
see also crown C
see also high D
see also magistrate, out-of-court, supreme
3. (royal) (= palace) → palacio m; (= people) → corte f
at court → en la corte
to hold court (fig) → dar audiencia, recibir en audiencia
at court → en la corte
to hold court (fig) → dar audiencia, recibir en audiencia
4. (Archit) → patio m
B. VT
2. (fig) (= seek) [+ favour] → intentar conseguir; [+ death, disaster] → buscar, exponerse a
to court favour with sb → intentar congraciarse con algn
to court favour with sb → intentar congraciarse con algn
C. VI (o.f.) → ser novios
are you courting? → ¿tienes novio?
they've been courting for three years → llevan tres años de relaciones
a courting couple → una pareja de novios
are you courting? → ¿tienes novio?
they've been courting for three years → llevan tres años de relaciones
a courting couple → una pareja de novios
D. CPD court action N she was threatened with court action → la amenazaron con llevarla a juicio, la amenazaron con presentar una demanda judicial contra ella
court of appeal N → tribunal m de apelación
court card N (esp Brit) → figura f
court circular N → noticiario m de la corte
court of inquiry N → comisión f de investigación
court of justice, court of law N → tribunal m de justicia
court order N → mandato m judicial
Court of Session N (Scot) → Tribunal m Supremo de Escocia
court shoe N (Brit) → escarpÃn m
court of appeal N → tribunal m de apelación
court card N (esp Brit) → figura f
court circular N → noticiario m de la corte
court of inquiry N → comisión f de investigación
court of justice, court of law N → tribunal m de justicia
court order N → mandato m judicial
Court of Session N (Scot) → Tribunal m Supremo de Escocia
court shoe N (Brit) → escarpÃn m
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court
[ˈkɔːrt] n
(legal) → cour f, tribunal m
to be in court [defendant] → passer devant le tribunal
He was in court last week → Il est passé devant le tribunal la semaine dernière.
to go to court (= take legal action) → aller devant les tribunaux
to take sb to court (= take legal action) → poursuivre qn en justice
to settle out of court → régler à l'amiable
to have one's day in court (= opportunity to put one's case) → avoir droit à la parole
to want one's day in court → réclamer son droit à la parole
to laugh sb out of court (= ridicule) → tourner qn en dérision
to be in court [defendant] → passer devant le tribunal
He was in court last week → Il est passé devant le tribunal la semaine dernière.
to go to court (= take legal action) → aller devant les tribunaux
to take sb to court (= take legal action) → poursuivre qn en justice
to settle out of court → régler à l'amiable
to have one's day in court (= opportunity to put one's case) → avoir droit à la parole
to want one's day in court → réclamer son droit à la parole
to laugh sb out of court (= ridicule) → tourner qn en dérision
(for tennis, squash) → court m tennis court, squash court
vt
[+ woman] → courtiser, faire la cour Ã
(= seek) [+ favour, popularity] → rechercher; [+ disaster] → aller au devant de; [+ death] → courir après, flirter aveccourt action n (= legal action) → procès mcourt appearance n → comparution f devant le tribunalcourt case n → procès m, affaire f
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court
n
(Jur, also court of justice or law) → Gericht nt; (= body of judges also) → Gerichtshof m; (= room) → Gerichtssaal m; Court of Session (Scot) höchstes schottisches Zivilgericht; Court of Auditors (in EU) → Rechnungshof m; to appear in court → vor Gericht erscheinen; the evidence was ruled out of court → das Beweismaterial wurde nicht zugelassen; his suggestion was ruled out of court (fig) → sein Vorschlag wurde verworfen; to take somebody to court → jdn verklagen or vor Gericht bringen; to go to court over a matter → eine Sache vor Gericht bringen, mit einer Sache vor Gericht gehen; the case comes up in court next week → der Fall wird nächste Woche verhandelt; Sir James is still in court → Sir James ist noch beim Gericht; to give somebody his/her day in court (inf) → jdm die Möglichkeit geben, sich zur Sache zu äußern; to be laughed out of court (inf) → verlacht werden ? settle
(royal) → Hof m; to be presented at court → bei Hofe vorgestellt werden; the Court of St James → der englische Königshof; to hold court in … (film star etc) → Hof halten in …
vt
(fig) person’s favour → werben um, buhlen um (pej); danger, defeat → herausfordern
vi (dated) they were courting at the time → zu der Zeit gingen sie zusammen; she’s courting → sie hat einen Freund; are you courting? → hast du jemanden?
court
:court battle
n (Jur) → Rechtsstreit m, → gerichtliche Auseinandersetzung
court card
n (Brit) → Bildkarte f
court case
n (Jur) → Gerichtsverfahren nt, → Prozess m
court circular
n → Hofnachrichten pl
court correspondent
n (Brit Press) → Hofberichterstatter(in) m(f)
court dress
n → Hoftracht f
court
:court fees
pl → Gerichtskosten pl
court fine
court guide
n → Hofkalender m
court hearing
n (Jur) → Gerichtsverhandlung f
courthouse
n (Jur) → Gerichtsgebäude nt
court
:court martial
n pl <court martials or courts martial> (Mil) → Militärgericht nt; (in wartime also) → Kriegsgericht nt; to be tried by court → vor das/ein Militär-/Kriegsgericht gestellt werden or kommen
court-martial
vt → vor das/ein Militär-/Kriegsgericht stellen (for wegen)
court order
n (Jur) → gerichtliche Verfügung; I’ll get a court → ich werde eine gerichtliche Verfügung beantragen
court reporter
n
(Jur: = stenographer) → Gerichtsschreiber(in) m(f)
(Brit Press) = court correspondent
courtroom
n (Jur) → Gerichtssaal m
court
:court shoe
n → Pumps m
court tennis
n (US) → Tennis nt
courtyard
n → Hof m
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court
[kɔːt]1. n
a. (Law) → corte f; (room) → aula
to take sb to court (over sth) → citare in tribunale qn (per qc)
to settle a case out of court → conciliare una causa in via amichevole
to rule out of court → dichiarare inammissibile
he was brought before the court on a charge of theft → fu processato sotto accusa di furto
to take sb to court (over sth) → citare in tribunale qn (per qc)
to settle a case out of court → conciliare una causa in via amichevole
to rule out of court → dichiarare inammissibile
he was brought before the court on a charge of theft → fu processato sotto accusa di furto
b. (Tennis) → campo
c. (royal) → corte f
2. vt (woo) → corteggiare, fare la corte a (fig) (favour, popularity) → cercare di conquistare; (death, disaster) → sfiorare, rasentare
3. vi (old) (Culin) → corteggiarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
court
(koËt) noun1. a place where legal cases are heard. a magistrates' court; the High Court.
2. the judges and officials of a legal court. The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.
3. a marked-out space for certain games. a tennis-court; a squash court.
4. the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen. the court of King James.
5. the palace of a king or queen. Hampton Court.
6. an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.
verb1. to try to win the love of; to woo.
2. to try to gain (admiration etc).
3. to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).
ˈcourtier (-tiə) noun a member of the court of a king or queen. He was one of King James' courtiers.
ˈcourtly adjective having fine manners.
ˈcourtliness nounˈcourtship noun
courting or wooing.
ˈcourthouse noun a building where legal cases are held.
ˌcourt-ˈmartial – plural ˌcourts-ˈmartial – noun a court held by officers of the armed forces to try offences against discipline.
ˈcourtyard noun a court or enclosed ground beside, or surrounded by, a building. the courtyard of the castle.
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court
→ ساØَة٠اللَّعÙب, Ù…ÙŽØْكَمَة kurt, soud bane, ret Gericht, Tennisplatz γήπεδο, δικαστήÏιο cancha, juzgado, pista kenttä, oikeus terrain, tribunal igraliÅ¡te, sud campo, tribunale コート, 法廷 법ì›, 코트 rechtbank, veld bane, domstol kort, sÄ…d campo, quadra, tribunal корт, Ñуд bana, domstol ศาล, สนาม kort, mahkeme sân, tòa án 法院, çƒåœºMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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