a place where legal cases are heard and judged; the judges, magistrates and other officers who administer justice
yard, garden of building
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)