court

n.

1. 1. An extent of open ground partially or completely enclosed by walls or buildings; a courtyard.
   2. (Abbr. Ct.) A short street, especially a wide alley walled by buildings on three sides.
   3. A large open section of a building, often with a glass roof or skylight.
   4. A large building, such as a mansion, standing in a courtyard.
2. 1. The place of residence of a sovereign or dignitary; a royal mansion or palace.
   2. The retinue of a sovereign, including the royal family and personal servants, advisers, and ministers.
   3. A sovereign's governing body, including the council of ministers and state advisers.
   4. A formal meeting or reception presided over by a sovereign.
3. Law.
   1. A person or body of persons whose task is to hear and submit a decision on cases at law.
   2. The building, hall, or room in which such cases are heard and determined.
   3. The regular session of a judicial assembly.
   4. 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. 1. To attempt to gain; seek: courting wealth and fame.
   2. 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.

[Middle English, from Old French cort, from Latin cohors, cohort-, courtyard, retinue.]

1. A government institution or facility used to decide civil conflicts and disputes or to try criminal prosecution cases brought before it.
Example: Federal, state, county, and municipal courts hear both civil and criminal cases.

2. A place to play a sport, which may be placed within a subdivision or apartment complex.
Example: Racquetball and basketball courts were built for tenant use in an apartment complex.

3. An open area next to or within buildings or other structures; courtyard.
Example: A court or courtyard was formed by buildings arranged in a U shape; the mall has a food court, where several food vendors offer their wares.

noun

1. An area partially or entirely enclosed by walls or buildings: atrium, close, courtyard, enclosure, quad, quadrangle, yard. See place.
2. A judicial assembly: bar, tribunal. See law.

verb

1. To behave so as to bring on (danger, for example): invite, provoke, tempt. See seek/avoid.
2. To attempt to gain the affection of: pursue, spark, woo. Informal romance. See seek/avoid, sex/asexual.

v

Definition: fawn over, pay attention to
Antonyms: disregard, ignore

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1. An open, uncovered, and unoccupied space partially or fully surrounded by walls or buildings.
2. A courtroom.
3. Residence of a dignitary or member of royalty and its enclosed grounds.

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The persons assembled under the authority of the law to administer justice. This includes the presiding magistrate or judge, the jury if any, the counsel and advisors and witnesses for both parties.

• c. hierarchy — the ascending levels of the courts providing a series of higher tribunals to which appeals from lower courts can be taken. The more serious and complicated the case, the higher up in the court hierarchy it goes for primary hearing.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - hall, hof, fyrsteresidens, kur, bestyrelse, lokalafdeling, retsmøde, kollegiegård
v. tr. - bejle til, gøre kur til, angle efter, indbyde til, udfordre
v. intr. - gå på frierfødder

idioms:

• court card    billedkort
• court danger    udfordre skæbnen
• court martial    krigsret, stille for en krigsret
• Court of Appeal    appelret
• court of arbitration    voldgiftsret
• court of inquiry    undersøgelsesdomstol
• court of law    domstol
• court of record    præjudikatsdomstol
• court of summary jurisdiction    domstol for summarisk behandling
• court order    retskendelse
• court shoe    pumps
• go to court    sagsøge, anlægge sag
• out of court    i mindelighed
• take to court    gå til retten

Nederlands (Dutch)
hof, rechtbank, rechtszitting, binnenplaats, plein, rechthoekig sportveld, hofhouding, het hof maken, proberen te verwerven (b.v. applaus), uitlokken, kennis hebben aan

Français (French)
n. - (Jur) cour, tribunal, (Sport) court, terrain, cour (royale), cour (de récréation)
v. tr. - courtiser, rechercher (affection, faveur), courir à (désastre), chercher (problème)
v. intr. - se fréquenter (couple) (arch)

idioms:

• court card    (GB) figure (aux cartes)
• court danger    risque de comparaître
• court martial    cour martiale
• Court of Appeal    (US, Jur) cour d'appel
• court of arbitration    tribunal arbitral
• court of inquiry    tribunal militaire, commission d'enquête
• court of law    (Jur) cour de justice
• court of record    tribunal d'enregistrement
• court of summary jurisdiction    cour de juridiction sommaire
• court order    décision judiciaire
• court record    casier judiciaire
• court shoe    escarpin
• go to court    aller en justice
• in court    judiciaire, légal, au sein du tribunal
• out of court    en privé, hors de question
• take to court    intenter un procès, faire un procès à

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hof, Platz, Gericht
v. - jmdn. umwerben

idioms:

• court card    Bildkarte
• court danger    Risikos eingehen, die man vorher schon weiß, die sehr gefährlich sind
• court martial    Kriegsgericht
• Court of Appeal    Berufungsgericht
• court of arbitration    Schiedsgericht
• court of inquiry    Untersuchungskommission
• court of law    Gerichtshof
• court of record    Gericht, dessen Protokolle als Aufzeichnungen zugänglich sind
• court of summary jurisdiction    Gericht für Schnell-/ Bagatellverfahren
• court order    Gerichtsentscheid
• court record    Akte, die
• court shoe    Pumps
• go to court    vor Gericht gehen
• in court    vor Gericht
• out of court    außerhalb des Gerichts
• take to court    jmdn. vor Gericht bringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (εσωτερική) αυλή, (εσωτερικό) προαύλιο, γήπεδο (τένις κ.λπ.), ανάκτορο, παλάτι, βασιλική αυλή ή δεξίωση, δικαστήριο, συνεδρίαση δικαστηρίου, κόρτε, φλερτ
v. - κορτάρω, φλερτάρω, πολιορκώ, (μτφ.) επιζητώ

idioms:

• court card    φιγούρα τράπουλας, βασιλικό χαρτί
• court danger    ριψοκινδυνεύω, πάω γυρεύοντας
• court martial    (νομ.) στρατοδικείο
• Court of Appeal    εφετείο
• court of arbitration    διαιτητικό δικαστήριο
• court of inquiry    (νομ.) συμβούλιο παραπομπής σε ναυτοδικείο ή στρατοδικείο
• court of law    (νομ.) δικαστήριο
• court of record    (νομ.) δικαστήριο στο οποίο τηρούνται μόνιμα πρακτικά
• court of summary jurisdiction    δικαστήριο συνοπτικής διαδικασίας
• court order    δικαστική εντολή
• court shoe    (ενδυμ.) γόβα
• go to court    καταφεύγω στα δικαστήρια
• high court    ανώτατο δικαστήριο, 'Αρειος Πάγος
• hold court    εκδικάζω υποθέσεις
• out of court    εξωδικαστικά, φιλικά
• take to court    πηγαίνω/σέρνω στα δικαστήρια

Italiano (Italian)
corteggiare, provocare, fare la corte a, uscire con, corte, cortile, tribunale, campo da tennis

idioms:

• court card    figura
• court martial    corte marziale
• Court of Appeal    corte d'appello
• court of inquiry    commissione di inchiesta
• court of record    commissione di inchiesta
• court of summary jurisdiction    corte sommaria
• court order    direttiva giudiziaria
• court shoe    scarpa a tacchi alti
• go to court    rivolgersi al tribunale
• hold court    tenere un ricevimento a corte
• laughed out of court    esser messo al ridicolo
• out of court    in via amichevole, arbitraggio extragiudiziale
• take to court    far causa a, fare un processo a

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tribunal (f), cortejo (m), quadra (f) (de esportes)
v. - cortejar, procurar

idioms:

• court card    figura (f) de baralho
• court danger    comportar-se de maneira perigosa
• court martial    corte (f) marcial
• Court of Appeal    tribunal (m) de apelação
• court of inquiry    tribunal (m) de inquisição
• court of law    tribunal (m)
• court of record    tribunal (m) de registro
• court of summary jurisdiction    tribunal (m) de jurisdição sumária
• court order    ordem (f) judicial
• court shoe    sapato feminino
• go to court    ser processado
• high court    corte (f) suprema
• hold court    falar de maneira interessante e engraçada
• laughed out of court    ridicularizada
• out of court    improcedente
• take to court    processar alguém

Русский (Russian)
ухаживать, навлекать, двор, суд, спортивная площадка

idioms:

• court card    король, дама или валет
• court danger    играть с огнем
• court martial    трибунал
• Court of Appeal    кассационный суд
• court of inquiry    комиссия по расследованию
• court of law    суд
• court of record    суд учета
• court of summary jurisdiction    упрощенный суд
• court order    решение суда, приказ суда
• court shoe    изящный ботинок
• go to court    предстать перед судом
• high court    высокий суд справедливости
• hold court    ведет себя как монарх
• laughed out of court    высмеяли
• out of court    без судебного разбирательства
• take to court    привлечь к суду

Español (Spanish)
n. - corte, patio, tribunal de justicia, cancha, pista, casa real
v. tr. - buscar, solicitar, incitar, cortejar, galantear, pretender
v. intr. - hacer la corte, mantener relaciones formales con, buscarse, solicitarse, incitarse, cortejarse

idioms:

• court card    figura
• court danger    exponerse al peligro, cortejar el peligro
• court martial    corte marcial
• Court of Appeal    tribunal de apelación
• court of arbitration    tribunal arbitral
• court of inquiry    comisión investigadora
• court of law    corte de justicia, juzgado
• court of record    tribunal de registro o de autos
• court of summary jurisdiction    tribunal de jurisdicción sumaria
• court order    orden o providencia del tribunal, orden judicial
• court record    tribunal de registro o de autos, corte de registro
• court shoe    zapatos escotados, zapato de salón
• go to court    acudir a los tribunales
• in court    en el proceso de
• out of court    extrajudicialmente
• take to court    poner pleito, llevar a juicio, demandar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gård, gårdsplan, borggård, ljusgård, liten tvärgata, plan (sport.), hov, uppvaktning, rättegångsförhandlingar, rättssal, församling
v. - försöka ställa sig in hos, uppvakta, försöka vinna, utmana (ödet), inbjuda till, vara på friarfärd, ha sällskap

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
法院, 奉承, 庭院, 献殷勤, 招致危险, 追求, 求爱

idioms:

• court card    人头牌
• court danger    招致危险
• court martial    军事法庭, 军事法庭审判
• Court of Appeal    上诉法院
• court of arbitration    仲裁法庭
• court of inquiry    调查法庭, 审讯会议
• court of law    法院, 法庭
• court of record    记录法庭
• court of summary jurisdiction    简易判决法庭
• court order    法院决议, 法院指令
• court shoe    女式船形高跟软帮鞋
• go to court    起诉..., 与...打官司
• out of court    不经法院, 被驳回
• take to court    对...提出起诉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 法院, 奉承, 庭院
v. tr. - 獻殷勤, 招致危險, 追求
v. intr. - 求愛

idioms:

• court card    人頭牌
• court danger    招致危險
• court martial    軍事法庭, 軍事法庭審判
• Court of Appeal    上訴法院
• court of arbitration    仲裁法庭
• court of inquiry    調查法庭, 審訊會議
• court of law    法院, 法庭
• court of record    記錄法庭
• court of summary jurisdiction    簡易判決法庭
• court order    法院決議, 法院指令
• court shoe    女式船形高跟軟幫鞋
• go to court    起訴..., 與...打官司
• out of court    不經法院, 被駁回
• take to court    對...提出起訴

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 법정, 궁전, 안뜰, 임원회
v. tr. - 환심을 사다, 남을 꾀다
v. intr. - 구애하다

idioms:

• go to court    입궐하다, 재판 사태로 나가다
• take to court    ~을 재판에 옮기다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 法廷, 裁判, 裁判官, 謁見, 御前会議, 宮廷, 廷臣たち, コート, 中庭, 求愛, 小路, 宮殿, 謁見式, 役員会
v. - 求愛する, ご機嫌を取る, 招く, 求める

idioms:

• court card    絵札
• court danger    法廷権力
• court martial    軍法会議
• Court of Appeal    上訴裁判所, 控訴院
• court of arbitration    仲裁裁判所
• court of inquiry    軍人予審裁判所, 事故原因調査委員会
• court of law    裁判所
• court of record    記録裁判所
• court of review    再審裁判所
• court of summary jurisdiction    簡易裁判所
• court order    裁判所命令
• court shoe    パンプス, ポンプの作用をする
• go to court    裁判ざたにする
• laughed out of court    笑って問題にしない
• out of court    法廷外で, 問題外で
• take to court    裁判に持ち込む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) محكمه, فنا, ساحه, البلاط الملكي (فعل) تودد الى, غازل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חצר, בית-משפט, ארמון-מלך, אנשי-החצר, קבלת-פנים, רחוב קטן ללא מוצא, אולם המוקף במרפסות ובגרמי-מדרגות, אספה בארמון המלך, אנשי ההנהלה של חברה או איגוד, ישיבה של בית-משפט‬
v. tr. - ‮חיזר אחרי, הביא על עצמו דבר שלילי, ניסה להשיג‬
v. intr. - ‮השתדל לשאת חן בעיני, הביא על עצמו דבר שלילי, ניסה להשיג‬

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court reporting	county court
municipal court	court paper