Complete Definition of "court"

wikipedia|Court (disambiguation)
English

rank|wished|school|language|751|court|British|meant|tears

Pronunciation
IPA|/k��rt/
audio|en-us-court.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)t|-��(r)t

Etymology
From OF. curt, from L. cortem (accusative of cors#Latin|cors).

Noun
en-noun
wikipedia

  1. An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
  2. The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary; a palace.
  3. The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
  4. Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign; as, to hold a court.
  5. Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners; civility; compliment; flattery.
  6. The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
  7. The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of causes.
  8. A tribunal established for the administration of justice.
  9. The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
  10. The session of a judicial assembly.
  11. Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
  12. A place arranged for playing the game of tennis, basketball and some other games; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court.

Translations
trans-top|enclosed space; a courtyard
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|庭�|庭� (tíngyuàn)
Czech: dvůr m
Hebrew: �צר (khatzer) m
Hungarian: udvar
Italian: cortile m
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Japanese: 中庭
Polish: kort m
Swedish: gård
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trans-top|residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|宫廷|宫廷 (g�ngtíng)
Czech: dvůr m
Finnish: hovi
Hebrew: �צר (khatzer) m
trans-mid
Hungarian: udvar
Italian: corte f
Japanese: 宮廷
Polish: dwór m
Swedish: hov
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trans-top|collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|宫廷|宫廷 (g�ngtíng)
Finnish: hovi
Hungarian: udvar
trans-mid
Swedish: hov
trans-bottom

trans-top|formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|��|�� (zh�ojiàn)
Hungarian: udvar
trans-mid
Polish: dwór m
Swedish: hov
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trans-top|attention directed to a person in power
trans-mid
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trans-top|hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|�庭|�庭 (f�tíng)
Czech: dvůr m
Finnish: oikeus, tuomioistuin
German: Gericht n
Hebrew: ��ת-�שפ� (beit-mishpat') m
Hungarian: bíróság
Italian: corte f, tribunale f
trans-mid
Japanese: ���, �廷
Kurdish: KUchar|دادگا
Swedish: domstol, rätt
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trans-top|persons officially assembled under authority of law
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|�庭|�庭 (f�tíng), zh-ts|��|�� (f�yuàn),
Esperanto: instanco
Finnish: oikeus, tuomioistuin
German: Gericht n
trans-mid
Hungarian: bíróság
Japanese: ���, �廷
Swedish: domstol, rätt
trans-bottom

trans-top|tribunal established for the administration of justice
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|�庭|�庭 (f�tíng)
Esperanto: instanco
German: Gericht n
trans-mid
Japanese: ���, �廷
Polish: s�d m
Swedish: domstol, rätt, tribunal
trans-bottom

trans-top|judge or judges
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|��|�� (f�gu�n)
Esperanto: instanco
trans-mid
German: Gericht n
Polish: s�d m
trans-bottom

trans-top|session of a judicial assembly
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|�庭|�庭 (k�itíng)
German: Gericht n
Hebrew: �שפ� (mishpat') m
trans-mid
Polish: s�d m
trans-bottom

trans-top|jurisdiction
German: Gericht n
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|場�|�� (ch�ngdì)
Finnish: tenniskenttä
Hungarian: teniszpálya
trans-mid
French: court de (tennis)
Italian: campo m
Polish: kort m
trans-bottom

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ttbc|Arabic: ��ط�ة أ� �ح��ة
ttbc|Dutch: Rechtbank
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ttbc|Malay: mahkamah (court of law), halaman (courtyard or palace court)
ttbc|Nepalese: �दालत

Verb
en-verb

  1. Woo; attempt to win over with social activities and displays of breeding; tact and affection.

Derived terms
court fight


French

Pronunciation
IPA|[ku�
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Homophones
cour
coure
courent
coures
courre
cours
courts

Adjective
fr-adj

  1. short

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