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(Entry 1 of 2)
2
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)
- the art museum boasts a glass-sided court that is filled with an array of greenery and sculpture
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3
an assembly of persons for the administration of justice
- this court is now called to order
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4
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
- if it please the court, I'd like to approach the bench
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- adjudicator,
- beak
- [chiefly British],
- bench,
- judge,
- jurist,
- justice,
- magistrate
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court
verbSynonyms of court (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to act so as to make (something) more likely
- you're courting disaster if you keep playing with matches
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The first known use of court was in the 12th century
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