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21court — [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… …
22decision on the merits — An ultimate determination rendered by a court in an action that concludes the status of legal rights contested in a controversy and precludes a later lawsuit on the same cause of action by the parties to the original lawsuit. Dictionary from West …
23decision-making — deˈcision ˌmaking noun [uncountable] the process of making important business, political, or legal decisions: • government proposals aimed at improving the quality of decision making by the High Court • Lobbyists will always try to influence the… …
24Court of First Instance (of the European Communities) — a court created by the Single European Act that has a jurisdiction to hear and determine at first instance certain actions brought by natural or legal persons. There is a right of appeal to the Court of Justice of the European Communities. It has …
25Court of Appeals — ˌCourt of Apˈpeals also Apˈpeals Court noun [singular] LAW in the US, one of the federal or state law courts that makes decisions about criminal and civil cases that have been decided by lower courts but where people are not happy about the… …
26court order — n an order or decision made by a law court ▪ His computer was seized under a court order …
27court of last resort — court′ of last′ resort′ n. law a court, as the Supreme Court, whose decision cannot be appealed …
28Court of Appeal of Singapore — The Supreme Court Building, photographed on 10 February 2007 Established 9 January 1970;[1] became final appellate court 8 April 1994 Jurisd …
29Court of Appeals of Virginia — The Court of Appeals of Virginia, established January 1, 1985, is an eleven judge body that hears appeals from decisions of Virginia s circuit courts and the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission. The Court sits in panels of at least three… …
30Court of Cassation (France) — France This article is part of the series: Politics and government of France …
