court
/kɔrt/, /koʊrt/ n [C/U] (LAW)Definition
› the place where trials and other legal cases happen: [U] He is bringing charges against us and said, "I’ll see you in court." [U] The newspaper agreed to settle the case out of court (= agreed to a deal that avoided a trial). › The court is the judge or judges who are in charge of the way a legal case happens and sometimes make decisions about it.
(Definition of court n (LAW) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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