| 单词 | court |
| 释义 | court court /; AmE / noun, verb
■ noun
HIGH COURT, LABOUR COURT, LAW COURT, OUT-OF-COURT, SUPREME COURT
1 [U,C] the group of people, led by a judge, a group of judges or another official, who listen to legal cases and make decisions on them: We would have to go to court in order to stop the merger. They took the directors to court over the decision. The firm offered $20 million to settle out of court (= end the case without the court making a decision). He won the court case and was awarded damages. You will have to present the evidence before (= in) a court of law. The court ruled that the insurer had been negligent in selling the policy. ⇨ TRIBUNAL
a court hears/orders/rules/says sth ◆ a court decision/ruling a court action/case/hearing/trial
2 [C,U] the place where legal cases are listened to and decided: Her lawyer made a statement outside the court. The defendant failed to appear in court. SYN LAW COURT ⇨ COURTROOM
3 [C] the group of people, led by a judge or another official, who deal with a particular type of legal case or with cases from a particular area; the place where these cases are listened to and decided: The sale of the company must be approved by the bankruptcy court. Cameras are not allowed in federal courts.
a civil/criminal court ◆ a bankruptcy/commercial/divorce court ◆ an appeal/a constitutional court ◆ a county/federal/state court
IDIOMS
rule/throw sth out of court to say that sth is completely wrong or not worth considering, especially in a court: The charges were thrown out of court. Well that's my theory ruled out of court.
■ verb
1 to try to please sb in order to get sth you want, especially the support of a person, an organization, etc: We are courting French distributors with a view to selling our products in France. Lots of companies courted him with attractive offers.
2 (used especially in newspapers about businesses) to start discussions with a company that you are interested in buying: The company has denied rumours that it was being courted by IBM. |
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