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court  (kôrt, krt)

n.

1.

a. An extent of open ground partially or completely enclosed by walls or buildings; a courtyard.

b. Abbr. Ct. A short street, especially a wide alley walled by buildings on three sides.

c. A large open section of a building, often with a glass roof or skylight.

d. A large building, such as a mansion, standing in a courtyard.

2.

a. The place of residence of a sovereign or dignitary; a royal mansion or palace.

b. The retinue of a sovereign, including the royal family and personal servants, advisers, and ministers.

c. A sovereign's governing body, including the council of ministers and state advisers.

d. A formal meeting or reception presided over by a sovereign.

3. Law

a. A person or body of persons whose task is to hear and submit a decision on cases at law.

b. The building, hall, or room in which such cases are heard and determined.

c. The regular session of a judicial assembly.

d. A similar authorized tribunal having military or ecclesiastical jurisdiction.

4. Sports An open level area marked with appropriate lines, upon which a game, such as tennis, handball, or basketball, is played.

5. The body of directors of an organization, especially of a corporation.

6. A legislative assembly.

v. court·ed, court·ing, courts

v.tr.

1.

a. To attempt to gain; seek: courting wealth and fame.

b. To behave so as to invite or incur: courts disaster by taking drugs.

2. To try to gain the love or affections of, especially to seek to marry.

3. To attempt to gain the favor of by attention or flattery: a salesperson courting a potential customer.

4. Zoology To behave so as to attract (a mate).

v.intr.

1. To pursue a courtship; woo.

2. Zoology To engage in courtship behavior.

Idiom:

pay court to

1. To flatter with solicitous overtures in an attempt to obtain something or clear away antagonism.

2. To seek someone's love; woo.

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[Middle English, from Old French cort, from Latin cohors, cohort-, courtyard, retinue; see gher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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court

Noun

1. Law

a. a judicial body which hears and makes decisions on legal cases

b. the room or building in which such a body meets

2. a marked area used for playing a racket game

3. an area of ground wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings

4. a name given to some short street, blocks of flats, or large country houses as a part of their address: Carlton Court

5. the residence or retinue of a sovereign

6. any formal assembly held by a sovereign

7. go to court to take legal action

8. hold court to preside over a group of admirers

9. out of court without a trial or legal case

10. pay court to to give flattering attention to

Verb

1. to attempt to gain the love of

2. to pay attention to (someone) in order to gain favour

3. to try to obtain (something): he has not courted controversy, but he has certainly attracted it

4. to make oneself open or vulnerable to: courting disaster [Latin cohors cohort]

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Court the retinue of a sovereign; an organization for the administration of justice; directors, managers, delegates, or courtiers collectively.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	court - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business judicature, tribunal court of justice, court of law, lawcourt, court - a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws assembly - a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose International Court of Justice, World Court - a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations Bench - the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively appeals court, appellate court, court of appeals - a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies assizes, court of assize, court of assize and nisi prius - the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts) chancery, court of chancery - a court with jurisdiction in equity consistory - a church tribunal or governing body criminal court - a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases divorce court - a court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts court of domestic relations, domestic relations court, family court - a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children) federal court - a court establish by the authority of a federal government F.I.S.C., Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court - a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies inferior court, lower court - any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court Inquisition - a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy juvenile court - a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children kangaroo court - an irregular unauthorized court military court - a judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel moot court - a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases police court - a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused of serious offenses probate court - a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates quarter sessions - a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions Rota - (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts Star Chamber - a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments superior court - any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court high court, state supreme court, supreme court - the highest court in most states of the United States traffic court - a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offenses trial court - the first court before which the facts of a case are decided jury - a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
	2.	court - a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom" courtroom bar - (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; "spectators were not allowed past the bar" bench - (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom courthouse - a building that houses judicial courts jury box - an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" witness box, witness stand - a box enclosure for a witness when testifying law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	3.	court - the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state royal court authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" Court of Saint James's - the British royal court Porte, Sublime Porte - the Ottoman court in Constantinople
	4.	court - a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance" badminton court - the court on which badminton is played basketball court - the court on which basketball is played handball court - the court on which handball is played piste - a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts squash court - the indoor court in which squash is played tennis court - the court on which tennis is played volleyball court - the court on which volleyball is played athletic field, playing area, playing field, field - a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"
	5.	Court - Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947) Margaret Court
	6.	court - the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince royal court entourage, retinue, cortege, suite - the group following and attending to some important person
	7.	court - a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court hotel - a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services motel - a motor hotel
	8.	court - a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws court of justice, court of law, lawcourt court, judicature, tribunal - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
	9.	court - the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court" residence - the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence"
	10.	court - an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court" courtyard area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" atrium - the central area in a building; open to the sky bailey - the outer courtyard of a castle building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" cloister - a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) food court - an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area) forecourt - the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings parvis - a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral)
	11.	court - respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor" homage deference, respect - a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"
Verb	1.	court - make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" romance, solicit, woo act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" chase after, chase - pursue someone sexually or romantically display - attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
	2.	court - seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia" woo
	3.	court - engage in social activities leading to marriage; "We were courting for over ten years" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

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court

noun 1. law court, bar, bench, tribunal, court of justice, seat of judgment

noun 2. palace, hall, castle, manor

noun 3. royal household, train, suite, attendants, entourage, retinue, cortege

verb 4. cultivate, seek, flatter, solicit, pander to, curry favour with, fawn upon

verb 5. invite, seek, attract, prompt, provoke, bring about, incite

verb 6. woo, go (out) with, go steady with (informal) date, chase, pursue, take out, make love to, run after, walk out with, keep company with, pay court to, set your cap at, pay your addresses to

Translations

court [kɔːt] n (royal) → corte f;

(LAW) → tribunal m; juzgado;

(TENNIS) → pista, cancha (LAM)

vt [+ woman] → cortejar;

(fig) [+ favour, popularity]; solicitar, buscar: [+ death, disaster, danger etc]; buscar;

to take to court → demandar;

court of appeal → tribunal m de apelación

court [kɔːt] n → cour f;

(Law) → cour, tribunal m;

(Tennis) → court m

vt [+ woman] → courtiser, faire la cour à (fig) [+ favour, popularity]; rechercher: [+ death, disaster]; courir après, flirter avec;

out of court (Law) [settle] → à l'amiable;

to take to court → actionner or poursuivre en justice;

court of appeal → cour d'appel

court [kɔːt] n → Hof m;

(Law) → Gericht nt;

(for tennis, badminton etc) → Platz m

vt → den Hof machen +dat;

(favour, popularity) → werben um;

(death, disaster) → herausfordern;

out of court (Law) → außergerichtlich;

to take to court (Law) → verklagen, vor Gericht bringen

court [kɔːt] n → corte f;

(TENNIS) → campo

vt [+ woman] → fare la corte a;

(fig) [+ favour, popularity]; cercare di conquistare: [+ death, disaster]; sfiorare, rasentare;

out of court (LAW) [settle] → in via amichevole;

to take to court → citare in tribunale;

Court of Appeal → corte d'appello

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court

n court [koːt]

1 a place where legal cases are heard a magistrates' court; the High Court. hof, geregshof دار المحكمـه съд soud ret; domstol das Gericht δικαστήριο (ο χώρος) juzgado kohtukoda دادگاه tuomioistuin tribunal בֵּית מִשפָּט अदालत sud bíróság pengadilan réttur corte, tribunale 法廷 법정 teismas tiesa; tiesas zāle mahkamah gerechtshof rettslokale, tinghus, domstol sąd tribunal curte, tribunal суд súd, súdna sieň, pojednávacia miestnosť sodišče sud domstol, rätt ศาล mahkeme 法院 суд كچ‍ہ‍ری، عدالت tòa án 法院

2 the judges and officials of a legal court The accused is to appear before the court on Friday. hof, regbank مَحكمـه، قُضاة съдилище soud ret; domstol das Gericht δικαστήριο tribunal kohus قاضی و هیئت منصفه oikeus cour בֵּית הַמִשפָּט अदालत के न्यायाधीश और अन्य अधिकारी sud törvényszék sidang pengadilan dómstóll corte, tribunale 裁判官 법관 teismas tiesa mahkamah rechtbank domstol sąd tribunal tribunal суд súd, súdny tribunál, členovia súdu sodišče sud domstolens (rättens) ledamöter ผู้พิพากษาและเจ้าหน้าที่ในศาล mahkeme heyeti 法官 суд عدالت ك‍ے جج اور دوسر‍ے افسر quan tòa 法官

3 a marked-out space for certain games a tennis-court; a squash court. baan ساحة، فِناء، مَلعَب корт kurt bane der Platz γήπεδο pista, cancha väljak زمین بازی kenttä court מִגְרָש किसी खेल का मैदान igralište (sport)pálya lapangan völlur campo スポーツのコート (구기의) 코트 aikštė, kortas (spēļu) laukums gelanggang baan bane kort campo teren корт kurt, dvorec, ihrisko igrišče teren bana สนามสำหรับเล่นกีฬา kort 球場 майданчик, корт ميدان sân chơi 球场

4 the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen the court of King James. hof حاشِيَه المَلِك (кралски) двор dvůr hof der Hof βασιλική αυλή, οι αυλικοί corte õukond درباریان hovi cour חֲצַר הַמלוּכָה राजा या रानी के अधिकारी dvor (királyi) udvar kalangan istana hirð corte 宮廷 조정 (신하들) dvariškiai galms istana hof hoff dwór corte curte двор dvor, dvorania dvor(jani) dvor hov องคมนตรีและข้าราชบริพาร saray halkı 朝廷大臣 двір королівський دربار شاهي ك‍ے ممبران triều thần 朝廷

5 the palace of a king or queen Hampton Court. hof, paleis بَلاط المَلِك дворец palác slot die Residenz ανάκτορο palacio kuningakoda دربار palatsi cour אַרמוֹן किसी राजा या रानी का महल palača királyi palota istana konungsgarður palazzo reale 宮殿 궁전 dvaras, rūmai [] pils istana hof slott dwór Palácio palat дворец palác, sídlo dvor dvorac slott พระราชวัง saray 宮廷 палац قصر شاهى، دربار شاهى cung điện 宫廷

6 an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house. binnehof فَناء واسِع مُحاط بِالمَباني (вътрешен) двор dvůr gård; gårdsplads der Innenhof αυλή patio hoov حیاط؛ محوطۀ میان چند ساختمان piha cour חָצֵר मकानों या किसी एक मकान के हिस्सों से घिरी खुली जगह dvorište udvar halaman húsagarður cortile 中庭 빈터, 안마당 kiemas sēta; pagalms laman binnenplaats (gårds)plass dziedziniec praça curte двор dvor, nádvorie dvorišče dvorište gård, gårdsplan ที่เปิดโล่งรอบบ้าน avlu 院落 двір, подвір'я صحن، آنگن phố cụt 院落

v

1 to try to win the love of; to woo. die hof maak يَتَوَدَّد، يَتَغَزَّل ухажвам dvořit se bejle til den Hof machen φλερτάρω cortejar, hacer la corte a kurameerima, kosima عشق بازی کردن؛ اظهار عشق کردن kosiskella courtiser לְחָזֵר प्यार हासिल करने की कोशिश करना udvarati udvarol vkinek memacari stíga í vænginn við corteggiare 求愛する 구애하다 merginti, pirštis, mylėtis parādīt uzmanību (sievietei) menggoda het hof maken gjøre kur til, beile, fri til zalecać się do cortejar a curta, a face curte ухаживать dvoriť dvoriti udvarati se uppvakta, fria till จีบ kur yapmak 求愛 домагатися чиєїсь прихильності عشق بازى كرنا tán tỉnh 求爱

2 to try to gain (admiration etc). vlei يُحاول كسْب الإعجاب домогвам се до usilovat (o) tragte efter werben επιζητώ buscar meeldida püüdma دنبال چیزی رفتن tavoitella solliciter לְנָסות לִזכּוֹת प्रशंसा इत्यादि हासिल करने की कोशिश करना zadobivati talpal, keresi (vki kegyét) berusaha mendapatkan sækjast eftir sollecitare 求める (호의·존경 등을) 얻으려 하다 stengtis užsitarnauti pielabināties; glaimot mengambil hati streven naar trakte etter, prøve å få zabiegać o buscar a căuta să atragă (simpatia) обхаживать uchádzať sa prizadevati si pokušati zadobiti söka vinna พยายามให้ได้มา yaranmaya çalışmak 企求 залицятися до кого توجه يا مدد كا خواستگار هونا tìm cách đạt được 企求

3 to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc). moeilikheid soek يتعرَّض للخَطَر сам си търся (неприятностите) přivolávat, vyprovokovat indbyde til; udfordre til heraufbeschwören προκαλώ correr, ponerse delante de, buscar õnnetust kaela kutsuma مخاطره آمیز بودن kerjätä au-devant de aller לְהָזמִין जानबूझ कर खतरा उठाता प्रतीत होना riskirati dacol, keresi (a bajt) mengambil risiko bjóða (e-u óæskilegu) heim andare in cerca di 招く (재난 등을) 초래하다 prisišaukti, užsitraukti izaicināt, piesaukt (nelaimi) menempah uitlokken innby til, utfordre (skjebnen), utsette seg for igrać z arriscar-se a a o căuta (cu lumânarea) играть с огнём privolávať izzivati izazivati utmana เสี่ยง davet etmek, çağırmak 招致(危險等) накликати مصيبت مول لينا đón lấy 招致（危险等）

n ˈcourtier [-tiə]

a member of the court of a king or queen He was one of King James' courtiers. howeling مِن حاشِيَة المَلِك придворен dvořan hofmand; hofdame der Höfling αυλικός cortesano, cortesana õukondlane درباری؛ ملازم hovimies courtisan, dame de la cour אִיש חֲצַר הַמלוּכָה दरबारी dvorjan udvari ember, udvaronc pegawai istana hirðmaður cortigiano 廷臣 조정의 신하 dvariškis, rūmininkas galminieks ahli hoveling medlem av hoffet dworzanin cortesão curtezan, doamnă de la curte придворный dvoran, -ka dvorjan dvorjanin hovman ข้าราชบริพาร saraylı 廷臣，朝臣 придворний دربار شاهي ك‍ا ممبر cận thần 廷臣，朝臣

adj ˈcourtly

having fine manners. hoflik لَطيف، متودِّد изтънчено uhlazený, vytříbený beleven vornehm αριστοκρατικός cortés, elegante, fino peenekombeline آراسته و باوقار kultivoitunut raffiné מְנוּמָס सुसभ्य lijepog ponašanja, otmjen udvarias sopan (formlega) kurteis raffinato 優雅な 품위있는 mandagus, pagarbus smalks; izmeklēts berkelakuan baik hoffelijk høvisk, hoff-, formell dworski elegante rafi­nat обходительный uhladený vljuden uglađen hövisk สุภาพเรียบร้อย kibar, nazik 優雅的 вишуканий; ввічливий خوش اخلاق lịch sự 优雅的

n ˈcourtliness

hoflikheid لَطافَه، تودُّد، كَياسَه изисканост uhlazenost, elegance belevenhed die Vornehmheit αριστοκρατικότητα cortesía, finura peenus ادب؛ وقار hienostuneisuus courtoisie נִימוּס सुसभ्यता otmjenost, pristojnost udvariasság kesopanan hofmennska; viðhafnarleg kurteisi raffinatezza みやびさ 품위 mandagumas, pagarbumas smalkums; galantums kelakuan baik hoffelijkheid høviskhet dworskość cortesia curtoazie обходительность dvornosť vljudnost uglađenost höviskhet ความสุภาพเรียบร้อย kibarlık, nezaket 禮貌 вишуканість; ввічливість خوش اخلاقى، شائستگی sự lịch sự 礼貌

n ˈcourtship

courting or wooing. hofmakery, vryery تودُّد، مُغازلّـه ухажване dvoření, námluvy bejlen das Hofmachen φλερτ cortejo, galanteo kurameerimine, kosimine عشق بازی؛ خواستگاری kosiskelu cour חִזוּר @@@חִיזוּר$$$ प्रणय निवेदन udvaranje udvarlás pacaran biðlun corte, corteggiamento 求愛 구애, 구혼 merginimasis uzmanības parādīšana (sievietei) memikat verkering beiling, frieri zaloty cortejamento curte ухаживание dvorenie dvorjenje udvaranje uppvaktning, kurtis การขอความรัก kur yapma 求婚 залицяння معاشق‍ہ sự tán tỉnh 求婚

n ˈcourthouse

a building where legal cases are held. hofgebou دار العَدل أو القَضاء съдебна палата soud(ní budova) retsbygning; domhus das Gerichtsgebäude δικαστικό μέγαρο palacio de justicia kohtumaja ساختمان دادگستری oikeustalo palais de justice בֵּית מִשפַּט न्यायलय भवन sudnica törvényszék gedung pengadilan dómhús palazzo di giustizia 裁判所 법원 teismo pastatas tiesas ēka mahkamah gerechtsgebouw tinghus, rettslokale sąd tribunal tribunal здание суда súdna budova sodišče sudnica domstolsbyggnad, tingshus สำนักงานศาล adliye sarayı 法院 суд عدالت كي عمارت phòng xử án 法院

n ˌcourt-ˈmartial

a court held by officers of the armed forces to try offences against discipline. krygsraad مَحكمة عُرفيّـه военен съд válečný soud militærret das Kriegsgericht στρατοδικείο consejo de guerra, tribunal militar sõjakohus دادگاه نظامی sotaoikeus conseil de guerre מִשפָּט צְבָאִי सैनिक अदालत vojni sud hadbíróság pengadilan militer herréttur corte marziale 軍法会議 군법 회의 karo lauko teismas kara tiesa mahkamah tentera krijgsraad krigsrett sąd wojenny conselho de guerra curte marţială трибунал vojenský súd vojno sodišče vojni sud krigsrätt ศาลทหาร askerî mahkeme 軍事法庭 трибунал كورٹ مارشل، فوجى عدالت tòa án quân sự 军事法庭

n ˈcourtyard

a court or enclosed ground beside, or surrounded by, a building the courtyard of the castle. binnehof فِناء، ساحه، باحَه двор dvůr, nádvoří gård; gårdsplads der Hof αυλή, προαύλιο patio õu حیاط؛ محوطه piha cour חָצֶר आंगन, प्रांगन unutarnje dvorište udvar (házé) halaman húsagarður cortile 中庭 안뜰 kiemas sēta; pagalms halaman binnenplaats gårdsplass, borggård dziedziniec pátio curte (внутренний) двор dvor, nádvorie dvorišče dvorište gård, gårdsplan สนามรอบบ้าน avlu, taşlık 庭院 двір صحن، آنگن sân nhỏ 庭院