No, the word court is a verb and a noun. The noun may be used as a noun adjunct (e.g. court proceedings).
For the verb court (woo, pursue), a negative form "uncourted" is an adjective.
Yes. Hyphenate two or more words acting as an adjective before a noun.
The word "defendant" is a noun, not a verb or adjective. It refers to a person against whom a legal action is brought, typically in a court of law.
The word 'attorney' is a noun, a word for a person.
It depends on who the word was used to describe. I certainly wouldn't try to describe a judge that way in open court, you could be cited for contempt. Other than that, it is a perfectly valid and useful adjective.
The adjective form for justice is "just."
The word 'tennis' is a noun. When a noun is used to describe another noun, it's called an attributive noun (or noun adjunct).The term 'tennis court' is a compound noun.Why some nouns are also adjective and some are not, even though they are used as an adjective, is a mystery. The word 'tennis' is designated as a noun only in the five dictionaries that I consulted for this answer.
Yes. Hyphenate two or more words acting as an adjective before a noun.
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The word "defendant" is a noun, not a verb or adjective. It refers to a person against whom a legal action is brought, typically in a court of law.
Just can be used as an adjective to mean fair and as an adverb to mean exactly. The court made a just decision. (adjective) This is just the vacation I needed. (adverb)
Summon can be a verb- as to summon someone to court, or it can be a noun- she received a summon(s).
"Innocent" can be both a noun and an adjective. As an adjective, it describes someone or something that is free from guilt or wrongdoing. As a noun, it refers to a person who is free from guilt or blame.
'Courts' is the plural version (masculine) of the adjective 'court' which means 'short' or it could be the plural form of the masculine noun 'court' which means 'court' as in 'tennis court'Regards,TransAction Translators
contempt in law disobedience of disrespectful or disorderly conduct in the presence of any court or legistalive body
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No it's a noun.It's a sport that is played with one ball on a court and 2 baskets, one located on each side of the court.In usages such as basketball court or basketball player, the word basketball is normally considered an attributive noun (noun adjunct) rather than an adjective.
The word verbatim is an adverb, a word that modifies a verb or an adjective; or an adjective, a word that describes a noun. Neither adverbs nor adjectives have a singular and plural form.Adverb: He read verbatim from the transcript.Adjective: Transcripts are a verbatim records of cases heard in court.