appear in court

  • 11court — court1 [ kɔrt ] noun *** ▸ 1 for cases/trials ▸ 2 area for sport ▸ 3 (place for) king/queen ▸ 4 in name of buildings ▸ 5 courtyard ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount a place where trials take place and legal cases are decided, especially in front… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 12court — I UK [kɔː(r)t] / US [kɔrt] noun Word forms court : singular court plural courts *** 1) [countable/uncountable] legal a place where trials take place and legal cases are decided, especially in front of a judge and a jury or a magistrate. in court …

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  • 13court — 1 noun 1 LAW (C, U) a building or room where all the information concerning a crime is given so that it can be judged: There was a large crowd of reporters gathered outside the court. | in court: He was summoned to appear in court as a witness. | …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14court*/*/*/ — [kɔːt] noun I 1) [C/U] a place where trials take place and legal cases are decided Syn: law court a court case[/ex] The man will appear in court on Monday.[/ex] She threatened to go to court (= begin a court case) if he did not pay.[/ex] Lynn… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 15appear — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English apperen, from Anglo French aparer, aparoir, from Latin apparēre, from ad + parēre to show oneself Date: 13th century 1. a. to be or come in sight < the sun appears on the horizon > b …

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  • 16appear — ap·pear vi 1: to present oneself before a person or body having authority to appear before the officer who is to take the deposition Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 37(d): as a: to present oneself in court as a party to a lawsuit often&#8230; …

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  • 17Court of Finances — Court of Accounts in Paris. Under the French monarchy, the Courts of Accounts (in French Chambres des comptes) were sovereign courts specialising in financial affairs. The Court of Accounts in Paris was the oldest and the forerunner of today s&#8230; …

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  • 18Appear — Ap*pear , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Appeared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appearing}.] [OE. apperen, aperen, OF. aparoir, F. apparoir, fr. L. appar?re to appear + par?reto come forth, to be visible; prob. from the same root as par?re to produce. Cf. {Apparent} …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 19appear — [ə pir′] vi. [ME aperen &LT; OFr aparoir &LT; L apparere &LT; ad , to + perere, to come forth, be visible; akin to Gr peparein, to display] 1. to come into sight 2. to come into being [freckles appear on his face every summer] 3. to become&#8230; …

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  • 20appear — ► VERB 1) become visible or evident. 2) give a particular impression; seem. 3) present oneself publicly or formally, especially on television or in a law court. 4) be published. ORIGIN Latin apparere, from parere come into view …

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