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a place where legal cases are heard and judged; the judges, magistrates and other officers who administer justice

yard, garden of building

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Cases of word usage

1) that can be used as proof in a law court (admissible)

2) a sum of money kept by a low court so that a person can be out of prison until her or his trial (bail)

3) an indoor game played by two teams of five players who try to throw a large ball into high baskets fixed at each end of the court (basketball)

4) a person who makes a formal complaint in a law court (complainant)

5) (in earlier times) a person in attendance at the Court of a sovereign (courtier)

6) to question (a person) closely, especially to test answers given to someone else as in a law court (cross-examine)

7) a place in a criminal court for the prisoner; a place in a harbour, river etc where ships are (un)loaded or repaired (dock)

8) a person who jests, especially (in olden times) a man paid to make jokes to amuse the court or nobles (jester)

9) a public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a law court (judge)

10) the state of judging or being judged; a decision of a judge or court (judgment)

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