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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Latin cohors; COHORT |
Related topics:1 the place where a trial is held, or the people there, especially the judge and the jury who examine the evidence and decide whether someone is guilty or not guilty COLLOCATIONS 
COLLOCATIONS 
court of law court case appear in court go to court take somebody to court (=bring a legal case against someone) bring a case to court a case comes to court settle something out of court (=reach an agreement about a dispute without using the court) be thrown out of court (=a judge refuses to consider a case) a case is heard in court (=a case is dealt with by a court) the court (=the judge, the jury, and the other people in a court) criminal court (=a court where cases about crimes are heard) civil court (=a court where cases about civil disagreements are heard) 
A crowd of reporters had gathered outside the court. The court upheld the earlier decision (=decided that the earlier decision was correct).
for deciding about a legal case
[uncountable and countable]
COLLOCATIONS court of law court case appear in court go to court take somebody to court (=bring a legal case against someone) bring a case to court a case comes to court settle something out of court (=reach an agreement about a dispute without using the court) be thrown out of court (=a judge refuses to consider a case) a case is heard in court (=a case is dealt with by a court) the court (=the judge, the jury, and the other people in a court) criminal court (=a court where cases about crimes are heard) civil court (=a court where cases about civil disagreements are heard)
A crowd of reporters had gathered outside the court. The court upheld the earlier decision (=decided that the earlier decision was correct).2 an area made for playing games such as tennis [↪ field, pitch]
for playing a sport
[countable]DS3
king/queen
b) PGO the king, queen, their family, and their friends, advisers etc : Several members of the court were under suspicion.
the court
Several members of the court were under suspicion.4 to speak in an interesting, amusing, or forceful way so that people gather to listen
hold court
formal5 to give someone a lot of attention to try and make them like you
pay court to somebody
old-fashioned6 a courtyard
area next to a building
[countable]➔ the ball is in somebody's court
at ball1 (7); ➔ be laughed out of court
at laugh1 (6), food courtWORD FOCUS: courtWORD FOCUS: court people in a court of law: judge, magistrate, jury, defence British English/defense American English, prosecution, defendant, witness, attorney, lawyer, barrister British English, solicitor British English, district attorney American English
what happens in a court case: At the beginning of the trial, the person who is accused pleads guilty or not guilty to the charges against them. The lawyers for the prosecution try to prove that the defendant is guilty, and the lawyers for the defence try to prove that their client is innocent. The judge and the jury examine the evidence and listen to the testimony of the witnesses. At the end of the trial, the judge then sums up the case, and the jury then gives their verdict. If the person is found guilty, the judge sentences them to a period of time in prison, or orders them to pay a fine. If the person is found not guilty, they are released.court ➔ crime, criminal
