Definition of court

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Court (n.) Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners; civility; compliment; flattery.

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See :: See (n.) Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archibishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archibishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome..
Institute :: Institute (v. t.) To originate and establish; to found; to organize; as, to institute a court, or a society..
Presentment :: Presentment (n.) The official notice (formerly required to be given in court) of the surrender of a copyhold estate.
Courtesy :: Courtesy (v. t.) To treat with civility.
Hustings :: Hustings (n. pl.) Any one of the temporary courts held for the election of members of the British Parliament.
Decide :: Decide (v. i.) To determine; to form a definite opinion; to come to a conclusion; to give decision; as, the court decided in favor of the defendant..
Bail Bond :: Bail bond () Special bail in court to abide the judgment.
Chamber :: Chamber (n.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such official business as may be done out of court.
Argue :: Argue (v. t.) To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; as, the counsel argued the cause before a full court; the cause was well argued..
Courtier :: Courtier (n.) One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who has an appointment at court.
Bench :: Bench (n.) The seat where judges sit in court.
Turn :: Turn (n.) A court of record, held by the sheriff twice a year in every hundred within his county..
Jurisdiction :: "Jurisdiction (a.) Sphere of authority; the limits within which any particular power may be exercised, or within which a government or a court has authority..
Comply :: Comply (v. i.) To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments.
Peribolos :: Peribolos (n.) In ancient architecture, an inclosed court, esp., one surrounding a temple..
Cut :: Cut (n.) That which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or criticism, or a sarcasm; personal discourtesy, as neglecting to recognize an acquaintance when meeting him; a slight..
Courtyard :: Courtyard (n.) A court or inclosure attached to a house.
Conge :: Conge (n.) To take leave with the customary civilities; to bow or courtesy.
Place :: Place (n.) A broad way in a city; an open space; an area; a court or short part of a street open only at one end.
Recorder :: Recorder (n.) The title of the chief judical officer of some cities and boroughs; also, of the chief justice of an East Indian settlement. The Recorder of London is judge of the Lord Mayor's Court, and one of the commissioners of the Central Criminal Court..
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