lawcourt
31court of law — noun a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws • Syn: ↑court, ↑lawcourt, ↑court of justice • Hypernyms: ↑court, ↑tribunal, ↑judicature * * * : a court that hears cases… …
32default — n. & v. n. 1 failure to fulfil an obligation, esp. to appear, pay, or act in some way. 2 lack, absence. 3 a preselected option adopted by a computer program when no alternative is specified by the user or programmer. v. 1 intr. fail to fulfil an… …
33evidence — n. & v. n. 1 (often foll. by for, of) the available facts, circumstances, etc. supporting or otherwise a belief, proposition, etc., or indicating whether or not a thing is true or valid. 2 Law a information given personally or drawn from a… …
34exhibit — v. & n. v.tr. (exhibited, exhibiting) 1 show or reveal publicly (for amusement, in competition, etc.). 2 a show, display. b manifest (a quality). 3 submit for consideration. n. 1 a thing or collection of things forming part or all of an… …
35jury — n. (pl. ies) 1 a body of usu. twelve persons sworn to render a verdict on the basis of evidence submitted to them in a court of justice. 2 a body of persons selected to award prizes in a competition. Phrases and idioms: jury box the enclosure for …
36lawsuit — n. the process or an instance of making a claim in a lawcourt …
37litigious — adj. 1 given to litigation; unreasonably fond of going to law. 2 disputable in a lawcourt; offering matter for a lawsuit. 3 of lawsuits. Derivatives: litigiously adv. litigiousness n. Etymology: ME f. OF litigieux or L litigiosus f. litigium… …
38macer — n. a mace bearer, esp. Sc. an official keeping order in a lawcourt. Etymology: ME f. OF massier f. masse: see MACE(1) …
39open — adj., v., & n. adj. 1 not closed or locked or blocked up; allowing entrance or passage or access. 2 a (of a room, field, or other area) having its door or gate in a position allowing access, or part of its confining boundary removed. b (of a… …
40opening — n. & adj. n. 1 an aperture or gap, esp. allowing access. 2 a favourable situation or opportunity. 3 a beginning; an initial part. 4 Chess a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game. 5 a counsel s preliminary statement of a case in… …
