court
noun
uk/kɔːt/ (also law court); (also court of law) [ C or U ] LAW
a room or building in which trials and legal cases are decided, or the group of people, including, for example, a judge and other officials, who listen to and make decisions on legal cases:
Different courts are responsible for different types of cases.
Unless a solution can be reached, the case will go to court later this month.
The legality of electronic signatures is to be tested in court.
the court found/held The website was shut down after a US district court held that the copying of albums was a violation of copyright law.
court case/hearing/trial The court case is due to be heard next month.
Compare
tribunal
take sb to court
LAW
to take legal action against someone:
Unless they resolve the matter, I intend to take them to court.
settle (a case) out of court
LAW
to end a legal disagreement without taking legal action:
The firm has agreed to settle out of court.
See also
Admiralty court
appeal court
appeals court
civil court
commercial court
county court
criminal court
Crown Court
district court
federal court
High Court
labour court
law court
out-of-court
tribunal
state court
Supreme Court
court
verb [ T ]
uk/kɔːt/to try to attract people, especially in order get something from them, for example, attention or support:
At this stage of a presidential race, candidates spend nearly all their time courting voters in their own party.
Traditionally, the company has courted customers aged 50 or over.
FINANCE
to formally discuss with another company the possibility of buying or getting control of it:
The company is courting two takeover targets as it prepares to grow its healthcare business.