I.
noun
1 law
ADJECTIVE
▪ civil , criminal
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She should seek damages through the civil ~s.
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The case will be tried before a criminal ~.
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The burden of proof is lower in a civil ~ than at a criminal hearing.
▪ Appeals Court , circuit , district , federal , Supreme Court , trial ( all in the US )
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They took their case to the Appeals Court.
▪ Appeal Court , Crown Court , High Court , magistrates' ( all in England and Wales )
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They took their case to the Appeal Court.
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the High Court of Justice
▪ sheriff ( in Scotland )
▪ higher , superior
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The banks may decide to appeal to a higher ~.
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The case was appealed to a higher ~. ( AmE )
▪ highest , supreme
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This is the highest ~ in the country.
▪ lower
▪ juvenile
▪ civilian , military
▪ bankruptcy , divorce , family
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They are likely to end up in the divorce ~. ( BrE )
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They are likely to end up in divorce ~. ( AmE )
▪ traffic ( AmE )
▪ small claims
▪ county
▪ international
▪ European , French , etc.
▪ ecclesiastical , Islamic , rabbinical , sharia
▪ moot (= where law students train to become lawyers) ( AmE )
▪ kangaroo (= an illegal court)
VERB + COURT
▪ go to , take sb/sth to
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We are prepared to go to ~ to get our compensation.
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They took their employer to ~.
▪ come to , get to , go to
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The case should not be allowed to go to ~.
▪ bring sth to
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There wasn't enough evidence to bring the case to ~.
▪ settle sth out of
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The dispute was settled out of ~.
▪ appear before , appear in , attend
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She is too young to appear before the ~.
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He will appear in ~ tomorrow charged with the murder.
▪ tell
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Will you please tell the ~ what happened on that morning?
▪ ask , petition , urge
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The company asked the ~ to overrule the tribunal's decision.
▪ convince , persuade
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We were trying to convince the ~ that the rules should be changed.
▪ preside over
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The ~ was presided over by Judge Owen.
▪ adjourn
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Court was adjourned for the weekend.
COURT + VERB
▪ hear sth
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The ~ heard how the mother had beaten the 11-year-old boy.
▪ acquit sb , clear sb
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The ~ acquitted Reece of the murder of his wife.
▪ convict sb , sentence sb
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The ~ sentenced him to life in prison.
▪ dismiss sth , overturn sth , quash sth , reject sth
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The ~ dismissed the appeal.
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The guilty verdict was quashed by the appeal ~.
▪ refuse sth
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The Supreme Court refused to allow the appeal.
▪ uphold sth
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The ~ upheld the plaintiff's claim of unfair dismissal.
▪ grant sth , issue sth , order sth
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The ~ issued an injunction.
▪ affirm sth , conclude sth , decide sth , declare sth , find sth , hold sth , reason sth , rule sth
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The ~ held that she was entitled to receive compensation.
▪ agree
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A higher ~ agreed that the trial judge had been mistaken.
▪ disagree
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The company argued there was no case to answer, but the ~ disagreed.
COURT + NOUN
▪ bailiff , clerk , judge , official , registrar ( BrE ), staff , stenographer ( esp. AmE ), usher ( BrE )
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She was appointed a high ~ judge in 1998.
▪ action , case , proceedings
▪ hearing , trial
▪ injunction , order , summons
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She tried to get a ~ order to prevent him from coming near her.
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He received a ~ summons for non-payment of tax.
▪ decision , ruling
▪ appearance
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Divorce no longer requires a ~ appearance.
▪ date
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Once a lawsuit is filed, a ~ date is set.
▪ battle
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They could now face a ~ battle for compensation.
▪ procedure , process
▪ costs
▪ document , record
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Court documents showing illegal transactions were released to the press.
▪ system
▪ building , house (usually courthouse ) ( esp. AmE )
PREPOSITION
▪ at ~
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He should be tried at the International Court in the Hague.
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He was found guilty at Swindon Crown Court.
▪ before a/the ~
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The case is now before the ~.
▪ in ~
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Relatives of the dead girl were in ~.
PHRASES
▪ contempt of ~
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He was charged with contempt of ~ after shouting at a witness.
▪ a ~ of appeal
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The case may be heard by a ~ of appeal next month.
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the Court of Appeal ( in England and Wales )
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the Court of Appeals ( in the US )
▪ ~ of claims ( in the US ), ~ of inquiry ( BrE ), a ~ of law
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I don't think that argument would stand up in a ~ of law.
▪ a ward of ~ ( BrE ), a ward of the ~ ( AmE )
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The child was made a ward of (the) ~ when her parents were jailed.
2 for sports
ADJECTIVE
▪ basketball , squash , tennis , etc.
▪ clay , grass , hard
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She is a good player on hard ~s.
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He hopes to repeat his success on the grass ~s of Wimbledon.
▪ indoor
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an indoor volleyball ~
PREPOSITION
▪ off (the) ~
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The players are good friends off ~ and train together.
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He was a real gentleman both on and off ~ and a delight to play.
▪ on (the) ~
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The players have been on ~ for an hour.
3 kings/queens
ADJECTIVE
▪ imperial , royal
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a member of the imperial ~ of Kyoto
COURT + NOUN
▪ circles
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Mozart quickly became well known in ~ circles.
▪ jester
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Like a ~ jester in a medieval palace, he tried to amuse his rulers.
PREPOSITION
▪ at (a/the) ~
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life at the ~ of Charles I
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life at ~
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ actively , aggressively ( AmE ), assiduously
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The band has actively ~ed a young audience.
Court is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ controversy , ↑ danger , ↑ disaster , ↑ favour , ↑ trouble , ↑ vote