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court

გამოთქმა: /kɔːt/

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Universal
  • 1 (also court of law) a body of people presided over by a judge, judges, or magistrate, and acting as a tribunal in civil and criminal cases:she will take the matter to court [as modifier]:a court case
  • the place where a court meets: everyone in the court knew he was going down, innocent or guilty
  • 2a quadrangular area, either open or covered, marked out for ball games such as tennis or squash:a squash court
  • a quadrangular area surrounded by a building or group of buildings: the map showed the crescents and courts of recent urban sprawl
  • (Court) used in the names of large houses or blocks of flats:Hampton Court
  • 3the courtiers, retinue, and household of a sovereign:the emperor is shown with his court
  • a sovereign and his or her councillors, constituting a ruling power:relations between the king and the imperial court
  • a sovereign’s residence: he lived for four years at the court of King Philip
  • 4the qualified members of a company or a corporation.
  • a meeting of the members of a company or a corporation.

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1 [with object] dated be involved with (someone) romantically, with the intention of marrying:he was courting a girl from the neighbouring farm [no object]:we went to the cinema when we were courting
  • (of a male bird or other animal) try to attract (a mate).
  • 2pay special attention to (someone) in an attempt to win their support or favour:Western politicians courted the leaders of the newly independent states
  • try hard to win (favourable attention):he never had to court the approval of the political elite
  • risk incurring (misfortune) because of one’s behaviour:he has often courted controversy

go to court

take legal action: they will go to court to try to have the boundary changed

have one's day in court

have a chance to make one’s case in a court of law:victims of violence should have their day in court

in court

appearing as a party or an advocate in a court of law: he has appeared in court charged with stealing twelve million pounds

out of court

  • 1before a legal hearing can take place:they are trying to settle the squabble out of court [as modifier]:an out-of-court settlement
  • 2not worthy of consideration:the price would put it out of court for most private buyers

pay court to

pay flattering attention to (someone) in order to win favour: statesmen came to pay the king court and ask for alliances

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