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111court of law — ˌcourt of ˈlaw also ˈlaw court noun [countable] LAW a place where law cases are judged: • When a doctor is proved to have lied in a court of law, it is a matter of the utmost seriousness. * * * court of law UK US noun [C] (plural courts of law) ( …
112Court of Appeal — ˌCourt of Apˈpeal also Apˈpeal Court noun [singular] LAW in Britain, the highest court of law that makes decisions about criminal and civil cases that have been decided by lower courts but where people are not happy about the decision made.… …
113court — [kôrt] n. [OFr < VL curtis < L cohors (gen. cohortis), enclosed place: see COHORT] 1. a) an uncovered space wholly or partly surrounded by buildings or walls; courtyard b) a special section or area of a building, as a museum, somewhat like… …
114law — [lɔː ǁ lɒː] noun 1. [singular, uncountable] LAW the whole system of rules that citizens of a country must obey: • It is against the law (= illegal ) for children to work before they are fifteen. • There were easy profits for businessmen who were… …
115court of law — also law court plural courts of law n a place where law cases are judged = ↑court …
116court — [n1] yard, garden of building cloister, close, compass, courtyard, curtilage, enclosure, forum, patio, piazza, plaza, quad, quadrangle, square, street; concepts 509,513 court [n2] ruler’s attendants castle, cortege, entourage, hall, lords and… …
117law — [lô] n. [ME lawe < OE lagu < Anglo Norm * lagu, akin to ON lǫg, pl. of lag, something laid down or settled < IE base * legh , to lie down > LIE1] 1. a) all the rules of conduct established and enforced by the authority, legislation,… …
118law|suit — «L SOOT», noun. a case in a law court started by one person to claim something from another; application to a court by one person to compel another to do him justice …
119court order — n an order or decision made by a law court ▪ His computer was seized under a court order …
120law|yer — «L yuhr», noun. 1. a person who knows the laws and gives advice about matters of the law or acts for another person in a law court. 2. a scribe; expounder of the Mosaic Law (in the New Testament, Luke 10:25). 3. = burbot. (Cf. ↑burbot) 4.… …
