Definition of court

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Court (n.) A tribunal established for the administration of justice.

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Discourteous :: Discourteous (a.) Uncivil; rude; wanting in courtesy or good manners; uncourteous.
Disrespect :: Disrespect (n.) Want of respect or reverence; disesteem; incivility; discourtesy.
Contumacy :: Contumacy (n.) A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any lawful summons, or to the rules and orders of court, as a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned..
Concurrence :: Concurrence (n.) A common right; coincidence of equal powers; as, a concurrence of jurisdiction in two different courts..
Apology :: Apology (n.) An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong or discourtesy done him, accompanied by an expression of regret..
Exhibit :: Exhibit (v. t.) To submit, as a document, to a court or officer, in course of proceedings; also, to present or offer officially or in legal form; to bring, as a charge..
Oyer :: Oyer (n.) A hearing or an inspection, as of a deed, bond, etc., as when a defendant in court prays oyer of a writing..
Claw :: Claw (n.) To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court..
Interdict :: Interdict (n.) An order of the court of session, having the like purpose and effect with a writ of injunction out of chancery in England and America..
Homologate :: Homologate (v. t.) To approve; to allow; to confirm; as, the court homologates a proceeding..
Portmote :: Portmote (n.) In old English law, a court, or mote, held in a port town..
Penitentiaryship :: Penitentiaryship (n.) The office or condition of a penitentiary of the papal court.
Solicitor :: Solicitor (n.) An attorney or advocate; one who represents another in court; -- formerly, in English practice, the professional designation of a person admitted to practice in a court of chancery or equity. See the Note under Attorney..
Gavel :: Gavel (n.) The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body, public assembly, court, masonic body, etc..
Rota :: Rota (n.) An ecclesiastical court of Rome, called also Rota Romana, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It consists of twelve members..
Courtesy :: Courtesy (n.) Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.
Villainy :: Villainy (n.) Abusive, reproachful language; discourteous speech; foul talk..
Report :: Report (v. t.) An account or statement of a judicial opinion or decision, or of case argued and determined in a court of law, chancery, etc.; also, in the plural, the volumes containing such reports; as, Coke's Reports..
Datary :: Datary (n.) An officer in the pope's court, having charge of the Dataria..
Bolting :: Bolting (n.) A private arguing of cases for practice by students, as in the Inns of Court..
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