Definition of court

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Court (n.) The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both..

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Conviction :: Conviction (n.) A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal..
Tales :: Tales (n.) Persons added to a jury, commonly from those in or about the courthouse, to make up any deficiency in the number of jurors regularly summoned, being like, or such as, the latter..
Enter :: Enter (v. t.) To place in regular form before the court, usually in writing; to put upon record in proper from and order; as, to enter a writ, appearance, rule, or judgment..
Barmote :: Barmote (n.) A court held in Derbyshire, in England, for deciding controversies between miners..
Cancelli :: Cancelli (v. t.) An interwoven or latticed wall or inclosure; latticework, rails, or crossbars, as around the bar of a court of justice, between the chancel and the nave of a church, or in a window..
Session :: Session (n.) Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for business; or, the space of time between the first meeting and the prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne, and closed by prorogation. The session of a judicial court is called a term..
Summon :: Summon (v. t.) To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses..
Porte :: Porte (n.) The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire, officially called the Sublime Porte, from the gate (port) of the sultan's palace at which justice was administered..
Approve :: Approve (v. t.) To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial..
Close :: Close (v. t.) A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within..
Demand :: Demand (v. t.) To call into court; to summon.
Retraxit :: Retraxit (n.) The withdrawing, or open renunciation, of a suit in court by the plaintiff, by which he forever lost his right of action..
Court :: Court (v. t.) To endeavor to gain the favor of by attention or flattery; to try to ingratiate one's self with.
Courtyard :: Courtyard (n.) A court or inclosure attached to a house.
Coax :: Coax (v. t.) To persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or fondling; to wheedle; to soothe..
Suit :: Suit (n.) The act of wooing in love; the solicitation of a woman in marriage; courtship.
Term :: Term (n.) The time in which a court is held or is open for the trial of causes.
Justice :: "Justice (a.) A person duly commissioned to hold courts, or to try and decide controversies and administer justice..
Stand :: Stand (n.) To appear in court.
Board :: Board (n.) A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting, public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in council for the management or direction of some public or private business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc..
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