Court

  • 31court — 1. court, courte [ kur, kurt ] adj. et adv. • 1640; curt 1080; lat. curtus I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Qui a peu de longueur d une extrémité à l autre (relativement à la taille normale ou par comparaison avec une autre chose). Herbe courte. ⇒ 3. ras. Avoir les… …

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  • 32COURT — COURTE. adj. Qui a peu de longueur, ou Qui n a pas la même longueur qu une autre chose. Il est opposé à Long. Trop court. Bien court. Fort court. Un peu court. Extrêmement court. Cheveux courts. Queue courte. Cerises à courte queue. Cheval à… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 33court — /kawrt, kohrt/, n. 1. Law. a. a place where justice is administered. b. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. c. a session of a judicial assembly. 2. an area open to the sky and mostly or entirely… …

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  • 34Court — /kawrt, kohrt/, n. Margaret Smith, born 1942, Australian tennis player. * * * I In architecture, an outdoor room surrounded by buildings or walls. Courts have existed in all civilizations from the earliest recorded times. The small garden court… …

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  • 35court — ▪ I. court court 1 [kɔːt ǁ kɔːrt] noun 1. the court the people in a court, especially the judge, other officials, and the jury (= ordinary people who decide certain cases). The phrase is often used when talking about what a judge or jury think or …

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  • 36court — I. On court, Impersonaliter, Curritur. II. Court, Breuis, Curtus, {{t=g}}kurtos.{{/t}} Temps court, Breue tempus. C estoit le plus court et le plus aisé de les renvoyer, Expeditum erat eos remittere. Pour le faire court, Ad summam, Ne multa, Ne… …

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  • 37court — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 law ADJECTIVE ▪ civil, criminal ▪ She should seek damages through the civil courts. ▪ The case will be tried before a criminal court. ▪ The burden of proof is lower in a civil court than a …

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  • 38court — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. solicit, invite; curry favor, cultivate, cajole, praise; woo, sue, make love to. Informal, spark. n. enclosure, [court]yard, quadrangle, patio; tribunal, bench, bar, jurisdiction, session;… …

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  • 39court — court1 W1S1 [ko:t US ko:rt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for deciding about a legal case)¦ 2¦(for playing a sport)¦ 3¦(king/queen)¦ 4 hold court 5 pay court to somebody 6¦(area next to a building)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin cohors; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40court — I. COURT. Courte. adj. Qui n est pas si long qu une autre chose de mesme espece, qui a moins de longueur. Trop court. bien court. fort court. un peu court. extremement court. cheveux courts. queüe courte. le col court. habit court. manteau court …

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