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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
court. | English | Courtage | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Motive | Persuade; prevail with, prevail upon; overcome, carry; bring round to one's senses, bring to one's senses; draw over, win over, gain over, come over, talk over; procure, enlist, engage; invite, court. |
Servant | Retinue, suite, cortege, staff, court. |
Success | Defeat, conquer, vanquish, discomfit; euchre; overcome, overthrow, overpower, overmaster, overmatch, overset, override, overreach; outwit, outdo, outflank, outmaneuver, outgeneral, outvote; take the wind out of one's adversary's sails; beat, beat hollow; rout, lick, drub, floor, worst; put down, put to flight, put to the rout, put hors de combat, put out of court. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: COURT. |
| Specialty definitions using "COURT.": Administrative Order, Administrative Order On Consent, Ashpenaz ♦ bail bonding agent, Black-guards, BONDING AGENT ♦ Communications Decency Act, COMUS'S COURT, COURT CLERK ♦ DETECTIVE, NARCOTICS AND VICE, detective, private eye, DIRECTOR, STATE-ASSESSED PROPERTIES, DISTRICT CUSTOMS DIRECTOR ♦ INSPECTOR, FURNITURE AND BEDDING, INSPECTOR, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, INVESTIGATOR, PRIVATE ♦ judicial foreclosure, justice-court judge ♦ Laurel, letters probate, Little Gentleman in Velvet ♦ Moots ♦ Odorico ♦ Pensioners, police judge, PROBATION-AND-PAROLE OFFICER ♦ SCIMETAR, software patent, Stafford ♦ Type of child support arrangement ♦ undercover operator. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "COURT.": Somner. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Strap, God wants you on the court. (Hoosiers; writing credit: Angelo Pizzo) You can defend me in court. (The Division; writing credit: Guglielmo Enea; Marcello Fois) Cookie stand's not part of the food court. (Mallrats; writing credit: Kevin Smith) Or recreated murders that end up in court. (She Spies; writing credit: Ron Osborn; Josh Appelbaum) That's the same atrocious after shave you wore in court. (Red Dragon; writing credit: Ted Tally) | |
Movie/TV Titles | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
Crowd outside Sage Country Inn meeting with Secretary Babbitt, and with SEORRAC, environmental committees, and the county court.. Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig. | ![]() | Three Communist Party leaders convicted of conspiracy to teach the overthrow of the government are shown at the Supreme Court. Left to right: John Gates of New York, Gus Hall of Cleveland, and Carl Winer of Detroit. Credit: Library of Congress. | |
![]() | Titania's court. From "Midsummer nights dream". Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Recess during trial of automobile accident in case of Superior Court. Granville County Courthouse, Oxford, North Carolina. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Witnesses and spectators during trial of automobile accident case in Superior Court. Granville County Courthouse, Oxford, North Carolina. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | The town court. Southington, Connecticut. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Georgian Court. Chimney detail. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Lantern man in front of U.S. Supreme Court. Lantern man with lantern display I. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Letter from Chief Justice Holmes to Supreme Court. Page of letter to U.S. Supreme Court.. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | U.S. Supreme Court. Candelabra at U.S. Supreme Court.. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Magna Carta | 1215 | The writ which is called praecipe shall not for the future be issued to anyone, regarding any tenement whereby a freeman may lose his court. (reference) |
US Constitution | 1791 | No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. (reference) |
Marbury v. Madison | 1803 | This, then, is a plain case for a mandamus, either to deliver the commission, or a copy of it from the record; and it only remains to be enquired, Whether it can issue from this court. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The Governing Commission will be responsible for settling the organisation and jurisdiction of the said court. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | That is court. |
Alice in Wonderland | Carroll, Lewis | And he got up very sulkily and crossed over to the other side of the court. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | No power is without its worshippers, no fortune without its court. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Ruthie moved menacingly out on the court. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | Yet perhaps the virtue of those reverend sages was too strict for the corrupt and libertine manners of a court. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | The case continues in the lower court. (references) | |
Jehovah's Witnesses are appealing this ruling in the Constitutional Court. (references) | ||
Thirty- two percent failed to endorse the work report of the Supreme People's Court. (references) | ||
Children | Bahrain | Some legal experts have called on the Government to establish a separate juvenile court. (references) |
Australia | In 1998 the Government made it illegal for a physician to conduct sterilization of a minor without authorization from the Family Court. (references) | |
Iceland | The Association of Disabled Persons protested that the legislation did not comply with the Supreme Court ruling and challenged the new law in court. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Egypt | The entire group was tried in a State Security Emergency Court. (references) |
Kyrgyz Republic | In June Osh Television prevailed in the Supreme Arbitrage Court. (references) | |
Nigeria | All cases involving only Muslims must be heard by a Shari'a court. (references) | |
Discrimination | Hong Kong | By year's end, nine cases had been brought to court under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance, four of which had been pending resolution, and another three cases were settled out of court. (references) |
Economic History | Cape Verde | Appeal is to the Supreme Court. (references) |
Denmark | Judicial--appointed Supreme Court. (references) | |
Human Rights | Pakistan | The case later was settled out of court. (references) |
Turkmenistan | A person may represent himself in court. (references) | |
Russia | At the highest level is the Supreme Court. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Canada | The treaty was ratified by the Nisga'a people in 1998 and by the provincial legislature in 1999. It was debated and passed by Parliament in 1999. Although the British Columbia legislature ratified the treaty, two groups expressed their intention to challenge the treaty in court. (references) |
Political Economy | NIGERIA | Most copyright cases have been settled out of court. (references) |
HUNGARY | Affected parties may appeal labor court decisions in civil court. (references) | |
Political Rights | Honduras | There is one female justice on the Supreme Court. (references) |
Dominican Republic | Women fill 5 of the 16 seats on the Supreme Court. (references) | |
Slovak Republic | One ethnic Hungarian sits on the Constitutional Court. (references) | |
Trade | Georgia | To obtain a banking license, the petitioner has to apply to the NBG in writing and present notarized copies of its charter and other founding documents registered in court. (references) |
Japan | Manufacturers should take full note of the fact that revisions of the Civil Proceedings Act, which went into effect in early 1998, have made it easier for lawsuits to be filed and heard in court. (references) | |
Women | Fiji | Only one case in the last 5 years has been sent to the High Court. (references) |
Worker Rights | Austria | Unions have access to the arbitration court. (references) |
Zimbabwe | Ultimately, it may be appealed to the Supreme Court. (references) | |
Central African Republic | Employees can have their cases heard in the labor court. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | LAUREL, n. The laurus, a vegetable dedicated to Apollo, and formerly defoliated to wreathe the brows of victors and such poets as had influence at court. (Vide supra.) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Gloria Allred | I might add that Megan's Law is presently being challenged before the United States Supreme Court. And I can only hope and pray that it will be upheld. |
Leslie Van Houten | Well, most of it was going to court. But I worked as a legal secretary. I spent a lot of time with my family and at the beach, you know. I like being around nature. |
Rush Limbaugh | The press and Democrats want you to believe that Justice Stevens is ripping his own court, the United States Supreme Court. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | One-fourth of the States in the Union do not participate in the benefits of a circuit court. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Translations for "COURT."; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
German | Jetzt sind Sie dran. (The ball's in your court.). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | ourt.cay | ||||
| Language | Date | Source | Esther Chapter 6, Verse 5 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eipan oi diakonoi tou basilewV idou aman esthken en th aulh kai eipen o basileuV kalesate auton |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Responderunt pueri Aman stat in atrio dixitque rex ingrediatur |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And the childer answerden, Aman stant in the porche. And the king seide, Come he in. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the king's servants said to him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the king's servants said to him, See, Haman is waiting in the outer room. And the king said, Let him come in. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Esther Chapter 6, Verse 5 |
| Albanian | Shërbëtorët e mbretit iu përgjigjën: "Ja, Hamani është në oborr". Mbreti tha: "Lëreni të hyjë". |
| Cebuano | Ug ang mga sulogoon sa hari miingon kaniya: Ania karon, si Aman nagtindog sulod sa sawang. Ug ang hari miingon: Paanhia siya. |
| Croatian | Službenici kraljevi odgovoriše: "Eno se u predvorju nalazi Haman." "Neka uðe!" - naredi kralj. |
| Danish | Kongens Folk svarede ham: "Det er Haman, der står ude i Gården." Da sagde Kongen: "Lad ham komme ind!" |
| Dutch | En des konings jongelingen zeiden tot hem: Zie, Haman staat in het voorhof. Toen zeide de koning: Dat hij inkome. |
| Finnish | Niin kuninkaan palvelijat vastasivat hänelle: "Katso, esipihassa seisoo Haaman". |
| French | Les serviteurs du roi lui répondirent: C`est Haman qui se tient dans la cour. Et le roi dit: Qu`il entre. |
| German | Und des Königs Diener sprachen zu ihm: Siehe, Haman steht im Hofe. Der König sprach: Laßt ihn hereingehen! |
| Haitian Creole | Mesye yo reponn: -Aman la a wi! L'ap espere ou nan lakou a. Wa a di: -Fè l' antre! |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pelayan-pelayan itu menjawab kepada raja, "Haman ada di istana dan ia ingin menghadap Baginda." "Suruh dia masuk," kata raja. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka sembah segala orang muda-muda baginda itu: Bahwa Haman adalah berdiri di penghadapan. Maka titah baginda: Suruhlah dia masuk. |
| Italian | I giovani servi del re gli risposero: «Ecco c'è Amà n nell'atrio». Il re disse: «Entri!». |
| Manx Gaelic | As dooyrt fir-oik y ree rish, Cur-my-ner ta Haman ny hassoo 'sy chooyrt. As dooyrt y ree, Lhig da cheet stiagh. |
| Maori | Na ka mea nga tangata a te kingi ki a ia, Ko Hamana tenei e tu mai nei i te marae. Ano ra ko te kingi, Kia haere mai ia. |
| Norwegian | Kongens tjenere svarte: Det er Haman som står der ute i gården. Kongen så: La ham komme inn! |
| Portuguese | E os servos do rei lhe responderam: Eis que Hamã está esperando no pátio. E disse o rei que entrasse. |
| Rumanian | Slujitorii kmpqratului i-au rqspuns: ,,Haman este kn curte.`` Wi kmpqratul a zis: ,,Sq intre.`` |
| Spanish | Y los servidores del rey le respondieron: --He aquÃ, Amán está en el patio. Y el rey dijo: --Que entre. |
| Swedish | Så svarade honom då konungens tjänare: "Ja, Haman står därute på gården." Konungen sade: "Låt honom komma in." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters ".-c-o-r-t-u" | |
-1 letter: court. | |
-2 letters: curt, rout, torc, tour. | |
-3 letters: cor, cot, cur, cut, orc, ort, our, out, roc, rot, rut, tor. | |
-4 letters: or, to, ut. | |
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