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词组 court
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court /kɔːt $ kɔːrt/ noun the place where a trial is held, or the people who make decisions thereadjectives/nouns + courta criminal court (=which deals with crimes) The case will go to a criminal court.a civil court (=which deals with disagreements between people rather than crimes) Family disputes are dealt with by civil courts.the Supreme Court (=the most important court in some countries or states) Thomas was the only African-American judge on the Supreme Court.the High Court (=an important court, with more power than an ordinary court) Their convictions were overturned in the High Court.a federal court A federal court reached a similar conclusion.an appeals court/court of appeal (=one that deals with cases in which people are not satisfied with a decision) The appeals court rejected the defence’s argument.a Crown Court (=a British court for cases about serious crimes) He was found guilty of robbery with violence at Oxford Crown Court.a magistrates’ court (=a court in each area in England and Wales that deals with less serious crimes) The case was heard in a magistrates’ court.a kangaroo court disapproving (=an unofficial court that punishes people unfairly) Innocent civilians were dragged before a kangaroo court and sentenced to death.a higher/lower court (=a more important or less important one) His appeal was rejected by a higher court.verbs + courtgo to court (=take legal action) The costs of going to court are very high.take sb to court (=take legal action against someone) She took the company to court for sex discrimination.bring sb/sth to court also bring sb/sth before a court He died before the case could be brought to court. | The boys were brought before a magistrates’ court.appear in court The men will appear in court on Monday.settle sth out of court (=reach an agreement without using a court) The matter was finally settled out of court.attend court Several key witnesses failed to attend court.a case comes to court/comes before the court The case came to court 21 months later.court + verbsa court finds sb guilty/innocent The court found him guilty of all the charges.a court clears/acquits sb (=says that they are not guilty) A US court cleared him of bribery allegations.a court convicts sb (=says that they are guilty) A New York court convicted her as a tax cheat.a court orders sth The court ordered that the men should be released.a court hears a case (=they listen to all the evidence before making their decision) The county court will hear the case next month.a court rules sth (=it decides something) The court ruled that the penalty was not excessive.a court adjourns/is adjourned (=it stops for a period of time) The court adjourned until Tuesday.a court overturns/quashes sth (=it says that an earlier decision was wrong) A Brazilian court has quashed his sentence.a court dismisses/throws out sth (=refuses to allow or consider something) The court dismissed his appeal against conviction.a court upholds sth (=says that an earlier decision was right) It seems likely that the court will uphold his conviction.court + nounsa court case (=a problem or crime that is dealt with in a court of law) He was involved in a famous court case.a court battle He faces a lengthy court battle.a court hearing (=a meeting of a court) A court hearing is scheduled for February 14th.a court order A court order specified that the money must be paid back over six months.court action They were threatened with court action if they did not go back to work.a court ruling (=an official decision) The company appealed against the court ruling.court proceedings (=the processes that are part of a court case) The court proceedings were over in a day.a court appearance (=when someone accused of a crime appears in court) He refused to speak during his court appearance.phrasesa court of law You may be asked to give evidence before a court of law.THESAURUS: courtin a court defendant the person who is on trial for a crime the defence BrE the defense AmE the lawyers who are working for the defendant the prosecution the lawyers who are trying to prove that the defendant is guilty judge the official in charge of a court who decides how criminals should be punished jury a group of people, usually 12 people, who listen to the facts and decide whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty witness someone who describes in a court of law what he or she knows about a crime testimony a formal statement made in a court of law about a particular situation or action verdict the decision of the jury as to whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty
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