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court
An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
(US, Australia) A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
(social) Royal society.
The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary; a palace.
The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign.
Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners; civility; compliment; flattery.
(social) The administration of law.
The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.
A tribunal established for the administration of justice.
The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
The session of a judicial assembly.
Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
“His cure also establishes a different gender hierarchy, in that it prompts the couple to move from courtship to marriage.”
“During their courtship, Amy and John went on several dates, exchanged love letters, and spent countless hours getting to know each other before finally tying the knot.”
“It's a shame to reveal the finely crafted intricacies of the plot, but the innovative details of Harry and Lucy's courtship demand sharing.”
“A courtier quietly slid open the shoji to advise them of Masakazu's arrival.”
“It is the gesture of a polite, perhaps sycophantic courtier. Recall that Innocent III had said that the ambitious man is always anxious not to displease.”
“The courtier had, in essence, brought his own demise the moment he drew his sword on his own brother.”
“Yes, she still ripped winners off both sides, but she also used touch like a seasoned clay courter.”
“He pushes Federer into the corner then comes into the net to force the cross courter, which Federer duly slings wide.”
“Roberta Vinci is a clay courter who plays with variety that could slightly disrupt Williams, but it's going to take a lot more than her arsenal of junkballing to derail the Serena Express.”
