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Noun court has 10 senses
- court, tribunal, judicature - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
--1 is a kind of assembly
--1 has parts: Bench
--1 has members: jury
--1 has particulars: | | International Court of Justice, World Court; appellate court, appeals court, court of appeals; assizes, court of assize, court of assize and nisi prius; chancery, court of chancery; consistory; criminal court; divorce court; family court, domestic relations court, court of domestic relations; federal court; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, F.I.S.C.; inferior court, lower court; Inquisition; juvenile court; kangaroo court; military court; moot court; police court; probate court; quarter sessions; Rota; Star Chamber; superior court; supreme court, state supreme court, high court; traffic court; trial court |
- court, royal court - the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
--2 is a kind of government, authorities, regime
--2 has particulars: Court of Saint James's; Porte, Sublime Porte
- court - a specially marked area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance"
--3 is a kind of playing field, athletic field, playing area, field
--3 has particulars:
- court, courtroom - a room in which a law court sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"
--4 is a kind of room
--4 is a part of courthouse
--4 has parts: bar; banch; jury box; witness box, witness stand
- court, courtyard - a yard wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"
--5 is a kind of yard, grounds, curtilage
--5 is a part of building, edifice
--5 has particulars: atrium; bailey; cloister; forecourt; parvis
- court - the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court"
--6 is a kind of residence
- court, royal court - the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
--7 is a kind of cortege, retinue, suite, entourage
- motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court, court - a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
--8 is a kind of hotel
--8 has particulars: motel
- Court, Margaret Court - Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)
--9 is a kind of tennis player
- court, homage - respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor"
--10 is a kind of deference, respect
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