The sovereign and the people surrounding him or her.

A gathering where the King and Queen, Prince and Princess, or Baron and Baroness make announcements and give awards. There is usually a Court of some kind at every event.

When our Baron or visiting Royalty hold court, they sit upon thier thrones, all the populace gathers in their best garb and listens to what the Nobility has to say, most often they give out awards. All of the titles you hear people being called by in the SCA, Baron, Duke, Countess, Lady... are awarded to them based on merit usually during a Court. You can see some of these awards (called Scrolls) on our Scribe's Guild page. Don't worry, you can sit in the back and just watch, if you're lucky you can find someone to give you a running commentary on what is going on. Court is not held at all events.

Her Majestyâ€(tm)s Court of Queenâ€(tm)s Bench for Saskatchewan.

Gathering before the Crown (or it's representative) for royal announcements and awards.

the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state

the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court"

the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince

a bit self-congratulatory and subjectively judgmental when it announces that the remedy granted is "adequate" when it has done the best it can in the circumstances

an official, public forum which a sovereign

a stage upon which the sovereign conducts his show so as to satisfy the rest of the world that his decision is a good one

A Krewe's King, Queen, Maids and Dukes

Court derives from the Latin cohors meaning a yard and the retinue or persons (a cohort) which gathered in the enclosed place. The word thus gained a range of uses: the people associated with a king; the place in which legal judgements are given; a place in front of a palace; an enclosed rectangular space within a building. It is ironic, given this derivation, that many courtyards in twentieth century buildings are used only as lightwells.

A gathering at an event where the Baron and Baroness, Prince and Princess, or King and Queen present awards, make announcements, receive presentations, appoint officers, or transact other business. A formal occasion.

In this booklet, court refers to the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench.

The king, queen, maids, dukes and other mock royalty of a Carnival organization.

The word generally refers to a formal gathering of an SCA chapter, presided over by its ceremonial leaders. The primary activities of a court include announcements, presentations and awards from the leaders to individuals in the group.

The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.

The session of a judicial assembly.

A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated.

an agency of the judicial branch of government, authorized or established by statute or constitution, having one or more judicial officers on its staff. A court has the authority to decide upon controversies in law and disputed matters of fact brought before it.

In the context of law and the legal world a court is a place where justice is practices and legal proceeding are conducted.

the Supreme Court of British Columbia

Any location where justice is administered and legal proceedings take place can be a court. "Family Court" is the court having jurisdiction over divorce and family law issues.

The venue in which trials are heard and judgments rendered. The word "court" is also often used as a synonym for the "judge."

The place Petitioner goes to get the order AND the person--either a Judge or Court Commissioner--who signs the order which grants help to the Petitioner Refers to any Municipal, District or Superior Court.

The institution for reviewing, approving, and enforcing agreements, and for resolving disputes, if no agreement is possible. Also used to refer to the judge or master handling a particular case, as in the phrase, "The court denied the motion."

en banc. The Delaware Supreme Court en banc consists of a quorum of the Court, which means all five Justices. If a Justice has conflict of interest, a former Justice or an active State Judge will be assigned to complete a quorum.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

a constitutional monstrosity that threatens the reputation of the judiciary

an institution that the government sets up to settle disputes through a legal process

an official agency of government empowered to resolve disputes

an official, public forum which a public power establishes by lawful authority to adjudicate disputes, and to dispense civil, labor, administrative and criminal justice under the law

an official, public forum which is established by the lawful authority of a public power for the adjudication of disputes, and dispense civil, labour, administrative and criminal justice under the law

a problem (unwilling judges, partisan conflict, excessive overhead, high volume, etc

a very special set of Judges chosen for just this purpose

an agency of government authorized to resolve legal disputes. Judges and lawyers sometimes use the term court to refer to the judge, as in "the court has read the pleadings."

Body with judicial powers.

An agency of the judicial branch of the government, which has the constitutional authority to decide questions of law and disputes brought before it.

A court or judge having jurisdiction in any matter arising out of the mortgage.

This can have several meanings. It may mean the Judge or a registrar who makes a decision about an application. It may also mean the place where applications and other documents must be filed for court proceedings and where court hearings take place (that is, the courthouse).

Refers to a specific court, such as The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, or may also refer to a judge.

1 a judicial tribunal; 2 the seat of a judicial tribunal.

1. Place where justice is administered. 2. Judge or judges sitting on the court administering justice.

of Oyer and Terminer = A special county court separate from courts held by justices of the peace. The literal meaning was "to hear and determine". This was the court that had jurisdiction over trials of slaves for capital offenses.

A tribunal constituted and present at the time and place fixed by law for judicial investigation and determination of controversies.

A judge or group of judges whose job is to hear cases and carry out justice. Or, a courthouse or courtroom.

Government entity authorized to resolve legal disputes. Judges sometimes use "court" to refer to themselves in the third person, as in "the court has read the briefs."

A legally created tribunal empowered to adjudicate cases at law and/or equity.

The place where a trial is held or another way of referring to the judge.

A session of an official body that has authority to try criminals, resolve disputes or make other legal decisions.

A place where justice is administered.

the gathering of people around the monarch, which usually included the royal family, important officials, and members of important families

Any court or tribunal which has legal jurisdiction to make decisions about the application of the credit code. This includes State Credit Tribunals, Commercial Tribunals, Small Claims Tribunals and the Supreme Court of a state or territory.

A court is a public forum used by a power base to adjudicate disputes and dispense civil, labour, administrative and criminal justice under its laws. In common law and civil law states, courts are the central means for dispute resolution, and it is generally understood that all persons have an ability to bring their claims before a court. Similarly, those accused of a crime have the right to present their defense before a court.

To endeavor to gain the affections of; to seek in marriage; to woo.

To attempt to gain; to solicit; to seek.

To play the lover; to woo; as, to go courting.

Try to get love of someone or something; to seek a mate.

seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia"

What a man does to win a mate and the place he must go to divorce her. (In these days of frequent divorce, most of the courting is done after marriage.)

the area in on which a basketball game is played; bounded by 2 sidelines and 2 end lines, containing a basket at each end

The playing area for a basketball game.

One half of the playing surface, separated from the other half by the net.

The tennis court is 78 feet long and 27 feet wide for singles, 36 feet wide for doubles. It is divided across the middle by the net. Service lines are marked 21 feet from each side of the net and parallel to it. The area bounded by the singles sidelines and the service line is divided into two equal parts, the service courts, by the center service line, which is halfway between the sidelines and parallel to them.

a specially marked area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance"

Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)

Area of play, as defined by the outer boundary lines.

The entire playing area between the base-lines.

the area designated for playing a game of tennis

the 94' x 50' area bounded by 2 sidelines and 2 end lines containing a basket at each end, on which a basketball game is played.

The badminton playing area. A standard court measures 17x44 feet for singles and 20x44 feet for doubles. The service line is six feet, six inches from the net on each side.

Pigs court or hogs court. A yard adjoining a pig sty.

a yard wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"

a development of three-and four-bedroom detached and semi-detached houses which Kingscroft are building at Proudstown, Navan

an open space other than a side or rear yard, on the same lot as a dwelling

a public space

An uncovered area partly or wholly surrounded by buildings or walls.

a clear space enclosed by walls or buildings

Court or courtings are yards, partally or totally covered to overwinter livestock in.

An open, unoccupied and unobstructed space surrounded by a building or group of buildings.

1. Enclosed place. An uncovered space, wholly or partially surrounded by buildings or walls is a courtyard. 2. Special section or area of a building, somewhat like a courtyard, but roofed with skylights. 3. A specially prepared quadrangular shaped space used for playing any of several ballgames.

an apartment-hotel in the heart of Bangkok

a rubber stamp for government requests for foreign intelligence surveillance request

a total rubber stamps for law enforcement

an earnest co-operative effort to create and maintain and deserve a "great good place," and for all the frailty of mankind seldom quite loses sight of that aim

a place of law

a place to make a public record

a place where trials are held and/or the law is applied

a place where what was confused before becomes more unsettled than ever

Place where civil and criminal trials are held.